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New LLM evaluation method separates answerability from extraction in radiology reports

Researchers have developed a new evaluation method for Large Language Models (LLMs) in question answering over radiology reports, aiming to dissociate answerability from extraction. The proposed method separates false answer rates and over-abstention rates from the traditional F1 score, providing a more nuanced understanding of model performance. When applied to 13 LLMs, the evaluation revealed significant differences in false answer rates among models with similar F1 scores, and demonstrated that providing an unanswerable example improved abstention rates without compromising extraction quality. AI

IMPACT This new evaluation method could lead to more reliable LLM performance assessments in specialized domains like medical imaging analysis.

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New LLM evaluation method separates answerability from extraction in radiology reports

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Priyanshu Sinha, Kelsey McDonald ·

    Dissociating Answerability from Extraction in LLM Question Answering over Radiology Reports

    arXiv:2610.17576v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Answering questions from radiology reports involves two decisions: whether the report contains an answer and which span gives it. A false answer presents an unsupported claim as fact; an over-abstention hides what the report says.…