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ArticleLa Radiologia medica2025

The radiologist as an independent "third party" to the patient and clinicians in the era of generative AI.

Anna Colarieti, Francesco Sardanelli

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Article in La Radiologia medica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Anna ColarietiDipartimento Di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale, UPO, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy. anna.colarieti@uniupo.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4133-2012
Francesco SardanelliLega Italiana Per La Lotta Contro I Tumori (LILT) Milano Monza Brianza, Piazzale Gorini 22, 20133, Milan, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiologists are crucial in the diagnostic workflow. They must maintain an independent perspective, being a "third party" to the patients and referral clinicians. This is important when documenting the absence of relevant abnormalities or providing information that contradicts the self-reported symptoms and/or the impression of the colleagues, as well as in the case of incidental findings that impact patient management. Appropriate communication is the outcome of this professional independence, becoming more and more important in the current era of application of generative artificial intelligence to the radiological world. In fact, while radiological reports could be improved by our smart use of large language models, patients are already using such tools to understand their meaning and practical implications.

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Artificial IntelligencePhysician-Patient RelationsRadiologistsRadiologyCommunicationHumans

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