LungNoduleAgent: A Collaborative Multi-Agent System for Precision Diagnosis of Lung Nodules

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yang, Cheng, Jin, Hui, Yu, Xinlei, Wang, Zhipeng, Liu, Yaoqun, Fan, Fenglei, Lei, Dajiang, Jia, Gangyong, Wang, Changmiao, Ge, Ruiquan
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866911287609393152
author Yang, Cheng
Jin, Hui
Yu, Xinlei
Wang, Zhipeng
Liu, Yaoqun
Fan, Fenglei
Lei, Dajiang
Jia, Gangyong
Wang, Changmiao
Ge, Ruiquan
author_facet Yang, Cheng
Jin, Hui
Yu, Xinlei
Wang, Zhipeng
Liu, Yaoqun
Fan, Fenglei
Lei, Dajiang
Jia, Gangyong
Wang, Changmiao
Ge, Ruiquan
contents Diagnosing lung cancer typically involves physicians identifying lung nodules in Computed tomography (CT) scans and generating diagnostic reports based on their morphological features and medical expertise. Although advancements have been made in using multimodal large language models for analyzing lung CT scans, challenges remain in accurately describing nodule morphology and incorporating medical expertise. These limitations affect the reliability and effectiveness of these models in clinical settings. Collaborative multi-agent systems offer a promising strategy for achieving a balance between generality and precision in medical applications, yet their potential in pathology has not been thoroughly explored. To bridge these gaps, we introduce LungNoduleAgent, an innovative collaborative multi-agent system specifically designed for analyzing lung CT scans. LungNoduleAgent streamlines the diagnostic process into sequential components, improving precision in describing nodules and grading malignancy through three primary modules. The first module, the Nodule Spotter, coordinates clinical detection models to accurately identify nodules. The second module, the Radiologist, integrates localized image description techniques to produce comprehensive CT reports. Finally, the Doctor Agent System performs malignancy reasoning by using images and CT reports, supported by a pathology knowledge base and a multi-agent system framework. Extensive testing on two private datasets and the public LIDC-IDRI dataset indicates that LungNoduleAgent surpasses mainstream vision-language models, agent systems, and advanced expert models. These results highlight the importance of region-level semantic alignment and multi-agent collaboration in diagnosing nodules. LungNoduleAgent stands out as a promising foundational tool for supporting clinical analyses of lung nodules.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2511_21042
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle LungNoduleAgent: A Collaborative Multi-Agent System for Precision Diagnosis of Lung Nodules
Yang, Cheng
Jin, Hui
Yu, Xinlei
Wang, Zhipeng
Liu, Yaoqun
Fan, Fenglei
Lei, Dajiang
Jia, Gangyong
Wang, Changmiao
Ge, Ruiquan
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Diagnosing lung cancer typically involves physicians identifying lung nodules in Computed tomography (CT) scans and generating diagnostic reports based on their morphological features and medical expertise. Although advancements have been made in using multimodal large language models for analyzing lung CT scans, challenges remain in accurately describing nodule morphology and incorporating medical expertise. These limitations affect the reliability and effectiveness of these models in clinical settings. Collaborative multi-agent systems offer a promising strategy for achieving a balance between generality and precision in medical applications, yet their potential in pathology has not been thoroughly explored. To bridge these gaps, we introduce LungNoduleAgent, an innovative collaborative multi-agent system specifically designed for analyzing lung CT scans. LungNoduleAgent streamlines the diagnostic process into sequential components, improving precision in describing nodules and grading malignancy through three primary modules. The first module, the Nodule Spotter, coordinates clinical detection models to accurately identify nodules. The second module, the Radiologist, integrates localized image description techniques to produce comprehensive CT reports. Finally, the Doctor Agent System performs malignancy reasoning by using images and CT reports, supported by a pathology knowledge base and a multi-agent system framework. Extensive testing on two private datasets and the public LIDC-IDRI dataset indicates that LungNoduleAgent surpasses mainstream vision-language models, agent systems, and advanced expert models. These results highlight the importance of region-level semantic alignment and multi-agent collaboration in diagnosing nodules. LungNoduleAgent stands out as a promising foundational tool for supporting clinical analyses of lung nodules.
title LungNoduleAgent: A Collaborative Multi-Agent System for Precision Diagnosis of Lung Nodules
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21042