Large Language Models for Disease Diagnosis: A Scoping Review

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Main Authors: Zhou, Shuang, Xu, Zidu, Zhang, Mian, Xu, Chunpu, Guo, Yawen, Zhan, Zaifu, Fang, Yi, Ding, Sirui, Wang, Jiashuo, Xu, Kaishuai, Xia, Liqiao, Yeung, Jeremy, Zha, Daochen, Cai, Dongming, Melton, Genevieve B., Lin, Mingquan, Zhang, Rui
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author Zhou, Shuang
Xu, Zidu
Zhang, Mian
Xu, Chunpu
Guo, Yawen
Zhan, Zaifu
Fang, Yi
Ding, Sirui
Wang, Jiashuo
Xu, Kaishuai
Xia, Liqiao
Yeung, Jeremy
Zha, Daochen
Cai, Dongming
Melton, Genevieve B.
Lin, Mingquan
Zhang, Rui
author_facet Zhou, Shuang
Xu, Zidu
Zhang, Mian
Xu, Chunpu
Guo, Yawen
Zhan, Zaifu
Fang, Yi
Ding, Sirui
Wang, Jiashuo
Xu, Kaishuai
Xia, Liqiao
Yeung, Jeremy
Zha, Daochen
Cai, Dongming
Melton, Genevieve B.
Lin, Mingquan
Zhang, Rui
contents Automatic disease diagnosis has become increasingly valuable in clinical practice. The advent of large language models (LLMs) has catalyzed a paradigm shift in artificial intelligence, with growing evidence supporting the efficacy of LLMs in diagnostic tasks. Despite the increasing attention in this field, a holistic view is still lacking. Many critical aspects remain unclear, such as the diseases and clinical data to which LLMs have been applied, the LLM techniques employed, and the evaluation methods used. In this article, we perform a comprehensive review of LLM-based methods for disease diagnosis. Our review examines the existing literature across various dimensions, including disease types and associated clinical specialties, clinical data, LLM techniques, and evaluation methods. Additionally, we offer recommendations for applying and evaluating LLMs for diagnostic tasks. Furthermore, we assess the limitations of current research and discuss future directions. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive review for LLM-based disease diagnosis.
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spellingShingle Large Language Models for Disease Diagnosis: A Scoping Review
Zhou, Shuang
Xu, Zidu
Zhang, Mian
Xu, Chunpu
Guo, Yawen
Zhan, Zaifu
Fang, Yi
Ding, Sirui
Wang, Jiashuo
Xu, Kaishuai
Xia, Liqiao
Yeung, Jeremy
Zha, Daochen
Cai, Dongming
Melton, Genevieve B.
Lin, Mingquan
Zhang, Rui
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
Automatic disease diagnosis has become increasingly valuable in clinical practice. The advent of large language models (LLMs) has catalyzed a paradigm shift in artificial intelligence, with growing evidence supporting the efficacy of LLMs in diagnostic tasks. Despite the increasing attention in this field, a holistic view is still lacking. Many critical aspects remain unclear, such as the diseases and clinical data to which LLMs have been applied, the LLM techniques employed, and the evaluation methods used. In this article, we perform a comprehensive review of LLM-based methods for disease diagnosis. Our review examines the existing literature across various dimensions, including disease types and associated clinical specialties, clinical data, LLM techniques, and evaluation methods. Additionally, we offer recommendations for applying and evaluating LLMs for diagnostic tasks. Furthermore, we assess the limitations of current research and discuss future directions. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive review for LLM-based disease diagnosis.
title Large Language Models for Disease Diagnosis: A Scoping Review
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.00097