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ReviewInternational journal of general medicine2024

The Potential Applications and Challenges of ChatGPT in the Medical Field.

Yonglin Mu, Dawei He

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Review in International journal of general medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  12. The Application of Flipped Classroom Integrated with ChatGPT in Improving Graduate Education on Choroidal Melanoma.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025
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  20. The Role of ChatGPT in Dermatology Diagnostics.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yonglin MuDepartment of Urology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0006-7275-3345
Dawei HeDepartment of Urology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-1695-5886

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ChatGPT, an AI-driven conversational large language model (LLM), has garnered significant scholarly attention since its inception, owing to its manifold applications in the realm of medical science. This study primarily examines the merits, limitations, anticipated developments, and practical applications of ChatGPT in clinical practice, healthcare, medical education, and medical research. It underscores the necessity for further research and development to enhance its performance and deployment. Moreover, future research avenues encompass ongoing enhancements and standardization of ChatGPT, mitigating its limitations, and exploring its integration and applicability in translational and personalized medicine. Reflecting the narrative nature of this review, a focused literature search was performed to identify relevant publications on ChatGPT's use in medicine. This process was aimed at gathering a broad spectrum of insights to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state and future prospects of ChatGPT in the medical domain. The objective is to aid healthcare professionals in understanding the groundbreaking advancements associated with the latest artificial intelligence tools, while also acknowledging the opportunities and challenges presented by ChatGPT.

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challengesChatGPTclinical practicehealthcaremedical educationmedical research

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PMID38476626
PMCPMC10929156

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