SAGMA · Synergistic Agent for General Medical AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds immense potential for revolutionizing radiology by enhancing diagnostic accuracy, efficiency, and personalized patient care. However, current AI applications are limited to only specialized taskArtificial intelligence (AI) holds immense potential for revolutionizing radiology by enhancing diagnostic accuracy, efficiency, and personalized patient care. However, current AI applications are limited to only specialized tasks, thus failing to capture the complexity of radiological practice, which requires integrating multimodal data and nuanced decision-making. My vision with SAGMA is to develop an agent-based General Medical AI (GMAI) system that overcomes these limitations by combining specialized AI models with generalized reasoning capabilities. The project is structured around three central objectives: 1. Develop specialized image analysis AI models in a scalable manner by leveraging large language models (LLMs) to extract structured data from existing radiological reports. This will enable efficient training across various radiological tasks using unstructured clinical data. 2. Assemble a GMAI system using a LLM as an agent that coordinates the specialized AI models, incorporates uncertainty estimates, and integrates additional tools such as clinical guidelines and laboratory values. This system will utilize multimodal inputs to support comprehensive decision-making. 3.Validate the utility of the agent-based system in realistic clinical settings by assessing its impact on diagnostic accuracy, efficiency, and the overall radiological workflow, ensuring acceptance by clinical experts.By achieving these objectives, SAGMA will bridge the gap between current AI capabilities and the multifaceted nature of radiological practice. The project will demonstrate how an agent-based GMAI system can augment and empower human expertise, potentially transforming radiology and paving the way for similar advancements in other medical specialties.