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New RAD3D-Prefix framework enhances LLM adaptation for 3D CT scan reports

Researchers have developed RAD3D-Prefix, a new framework designed to improve the adaptation of large language models (LLMs) and vision-language models (VLMs) for generating reports from 3D computed tomography (CT) scans. This method integrates image embeddings with diagnostic classification logits, allowing for parameter-efficient adaptation by freezing most of the LLM and training only lightweight projection layers. Studies show that this approach offers a better balance of performance, generalization, and computational efficiency compared to full fine-tuning, especially for larger models, and outperforms other parameter-efficient baselines. AI

IMPACT This research offers a more efficient method for adapting LLMs to complex medical imaging tasks, potentially improving diagnostic accuracy and reducing computational costs.

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New RAD3D-Prefix framework enhances LLM adaptation for 3D CT scan reports

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Vanshali Sharma, Andrea M. Bejar, Halil Ertugrul Aktas, Quoc-Huy Trinh, Debesh Jha, Gorkem Durak, Ulas Bagci ·

    Revisiting LLM Adaptation for 3D CT Report Generation: A Study of Scaling and Diagnostic Priors

    arXiv:2606.17213v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recent advances in multimodal learning, including large language models (LLMs) and vision-language models (VLMs), have demonstrated strong adaptability to natural images. However, extending their use to the medical domain, particula…

  2. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Ulas Bagci ·

    Revisiting LLM Adaptation for 3D CT Report Generation: A Study of Scaling and Diagnostic Priors

    Recent advances in multimodal learning, including large language models (LLMs) and vision-language models (VLMs), have demonstrated strong adaptability to natural images. However, extending their use to the medical domain, particularly for volumetric (3D) images, is challenging d…