# ERS: a novel comprehensive endoscopy image dataset for machine learning, compliant with the MST 3.0 specification

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.08746 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2201.08746/

## Key facts

- Cited by 4 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 5 of its 28 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 21 Jan 2022.

## Builds on (most cited first, 5 of 5)

- [Rethinking the Inception Architecture for Computer Vision](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1512.00567/) (2015)
- [A Survey on Deep Learning in Medical Image Analysis](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1702.05747/) (2017)
- [Learning Transferable Architectures for Scalable Image Recognition](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1707.07012/) (2017)
- [A Benchmark for Endoluminal Scene Segmentation of Colonoscopy Images](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1612.00799/) (2016)
- [Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Computer-Aided Detection: CNN Architectures, Dataset Characteristics and Transfer Learning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1602.03409/) (2016)

## Built on by (most cited first, 4 of 4)

- [Frontiers in Intelligent Colonoscopy](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2410.17241/) (2024)
- [Domain-Adaptive Pre-training of Self-Supervised Foundation Models for Medical Image Classification in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2410.21302/) (2024)
- [Project Imaging-X: A Survey of 1000+ Open-Access Medical Imaging Datasets for Foundation Model Development](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2603.27460/) (2026)
- [Artificial Intelligence in Gastrointestinal Bleeding Analysis for Video Capsule Endoscopy: Insights, Innovations, and Prospects (2008-2023)](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2409.00639/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

The article presents a new multi-label comprehensive image dataset from flexible endoscopy, colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy, named ERS. The collection has been labeled according to the full medical specification of 'Minimum Standard Terminology 3.0' (MST 3.0), describing all possible findings in the gastrointestinal tract (104 possible labels), extended with an additional 19 labels useful in common machine learning applications. The dataset contains around 6000 precisely and 115,000 approximately labeled frames from endoscopy videos, 3600 precise and 22,600 approximate segmentation masks, and 1.23 million unlabeled frames from flexible and capsule endoscopy videos. The labeled data cover almost entirely the MST 3.0 standard. The data came from 1520 videos of 1135 patients. Additionally, this paper proposes and describes four exemplary experiments in gastrointestinal image classification task performed using the created dataset. The obtained results indicate the high usefulness and flexibility of the dataset in training and testing machine learning algorithms in the field of endoscopic data analysis.