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Retrieval-Augmented Generation in Radiology: A Scoping Review of Architectures, Imaging Applications, and Directions for Equitable Deployment.

Jul 2026 · Journal of imaging informatics in medicine · 0 citations · 43 references
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Overall, while RAG shows promise for improving factual grounding in radiology AI, current evaluation paradigms likely overestimate real-world clinical readiness and future work should prioritize retrieval quality, clinically grounded evaluation, safety-critical error analysis, bias assessment, and deployment-relevant efficiency metrics to enable responsible clinical translation.

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