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Open-Source Offline-Deployable Retrieval-Augmented Large Language Model for Assisting Pancreatic Cancer Staging

2026-01-01 radiology and imaging Title + abstract only
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PurposeLarge language models (LLMs) are increasingly applied in radiology, but key challenges remain, including data leakage from cloud-based systems, false outputs, and limited reasoning transparency. This study aimed to develop an open-source, offline-deployable retrieval-augmented LLM (RA-LLM) system in which local execution prevents data leakage and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) improves output accuracy and transparency using reliable external knowledge (REK), demonstrated in pancreat...

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