MedDiT: A Knowledge-Controlled Diffusion Transformer Framework for Dynamic Medical Image Generation in Virtual Simulated Patient

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Main Authors: Li, Yanzeng, Zeng, Cheng, Zhang, Jinchao, Zhou, Jie, Zou, Lei
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Published: 2024
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author Li, Yanzeng
Zeng, Cheng
Zhang, Jinchao
Zhou, Jie
Zou, Lei
author_facet Li, Yanzeng
Zeng, Cheng
Zhang, Jinchao
Zhou, Jie
Zou, Lei
contents Medical education relies heavily on Simulated Patients (SPs) to provide a safe environment for students to practice clinical skills, including medical image analysis. However, the high cost of recruiting qualified SPs and the lack of diverse medical imaging datasets have presented significant challenges. To address these issues, this paper introduces MedDiT, a novel knowledge-controlled conversational framework that can dynamically generate plausible medical images aligned with simulated patient symptoms, enabling diverse diagnostic skill training. Specifically, MedDiT integrates various patient Knowledge Graphs (KGs), which describe the attributes and symptoms of patients, to dynamically prompt Large Language Models' (LLMs) behavior and control the patient characteristics, mitigating hallucination during medical conversation. Additionally, a well-tuned Diffusion Transformer (DiT) model is incorporated to generate medical images according to the specified patient attributes in the KG. In this paper, we present the capabilities of MedDiT through a practical demonstration, showcasing its ability to act in diverse simulated patient cases and generate the corresponding medical images. This can provide an abundant and interactive learning experience for students, advancing medical education by offering an immersive simulation platform for future healthcare professionals. The work sheds light on the feasibility of incorporating advanced technologies like LLM, KG, and DiT in education applications, highlighting their potential to address the challenges faced in simulated patient-based medical education.
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spellingShingle MedDiT: A Knowledge-Controlled Diffusion Transformer Framework for Dynamic Medical Image Generation in Virtual Simulated Patient
Li, Yanzeng
Zeng, Cheng
Zhang, Jinchao
Zhou, Jie
Zou, Lei
Artificial Intelligence
Medical education relies heavily on Simulated Patients (SPs) to provide a safe environment for students to practice clinical skills, including medical image analysis. However, the high cost of recruiting qualified SPs and the lack of diverse medical imaging datasets have presented significant challenges. To address these issues, this paper introduces MedDiT, a novel knowledge-controlled conversational framework that can dynamically generate plausible medical images aligned with simulated patient symptoms, enabling diverse diagnostic skill training. Specifically, MedDiT integrates various patient Knowledge Graphs (KGs), which describe the attributes and symptoms of patients, to dynamically prompt Large Language Models' (LLMs) behavior and control the patient characteristics, mitigating hallucination during medical conversation. Additionally, a well-tuned Diffusion Transformer (DiT) model is incorporated to generate medical images according to the specified patient attributes in the KG. In this paper, we present the capabilities of MedDiT through a practical demonstration, showcasing its ability to act in diverse simulated patient cases and generate the corresponding medical images. This can provide an abundant and interactive learning experience for students, advancing medical education by offering an immersive simulation platform for future healthcare professionals. The work sheds light on the feasibility of incorporating advanced technologies like LLM, KG, and DiT in education applications, highlighting their potential to address the challenges faced in simulated patient-based medical education.
title MedDiT: A Knowledge-Controlled Diffusion Transformer Framework for Dynamic Medical Image Generation in Virtual Simulated Patient
topic Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.12236