Evaluating large language models for lay summaries of radiology reports using tailored prompting strategies and mixed-method assessment
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Authors
- Cynthia Lokker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2436-4290)
- Nitin Juggath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8247-1871)
- Ashirbani Saha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7650-1720)
- Christian B. van der Pol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1718-2619)
- Ambreen Zahoor
- Nanziba Tasneem
- Kyle McGowan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4794-3959)
Institutions
- Juravinski Cancer Centre (CA)
- Juravinski Hospital (CA)
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Hamilton Health Sciences (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLOS Digital Health
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001672
- Primary Topic
- Radiology practices and education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00