Comparison of a Natural Language Processing Model and Large Language Models for Extracting Incidental Lung Nodule Data

A task-specific natural language processing model demonstrated higher accuracy and reliability when compared with seven general-purpose large language models for extracting incidental lung nodule data from unstructured chest CT radiology reports.

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Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging
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2026-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.250210
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Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
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A task-specific natural language processing model demonstrated higher accuracy and reliability when compared with seven general-purpose large language models for extracting incidental lung nodule data from unstructured chest CT radiology reports.

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