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Result

  • ▫️ 40% reduction in report generation time
  • ▫️28% increase in incidental finding identification
  • ▫️93% radiologist satisfaction rating after 3 months 
  • ▫️ 22% improvement in diagnostic accuracy (validated study)
  • ▫️FDA clearance achieved for clinical decision support functionality
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Medical Assistant for Radiologists AI-Enhanced Diagnostic Support System with RAG + BioGPT

Client Overview

  • ▫️Client: Confidential (network of 14 imaging centers)
  • ▫️Industry: Healthcare / Medical Imaging Engagement
  • ▫️Duration: 20 weeks (including FDA clearance process)
  • ▫️Team Deployed: 2 AI specialists, 1 medical NLP expert, 1 healthcare compliance officer from TechSteck Solutions
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Objectives

    • ▫️Create a HIPAA-compliant assistant that analyzes historical patient reports
    • ▫️Integrate medical literature and up-to-date research evidence
    • ▫️Generate preliminary report drafts based on imaging findings
    • ▫️Support differential diagnosis with evidence-based suggestions
    • ▫️Maintain strict regulatory compliance with audit trails
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Solution

TechSteck Solutions developed a comprehensive medical RAG system using:

          • ▫️BioGPT for medical-specific reasoning and generation
          • ▫️Haystack framework for retrieval pipelines
          • ▫️PubMed/PMC datasets for medical knowledge base
          • ▫️Azure HIPAA-compliant infrastructure
          • ▫️Custom radiology-specific embedding models

Workflow Architecture

        • 1. Secure Medical Data Integration

            • ▫️DICOM image metadata extraction and de-identification
            • ▫️Patient history retrieval from EHR system via FHIR API
            • ▫️Historical radiology reports indexed by condition, anatomy, and findings
            • ▫️Secure tokenization of patient identifiers with role-based access controls
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            • 2. Medical Literature Integration
              • ▫️Weekly synchronization with PubMed/PMC for latest research
              • ▫️Custom filters for radiology-specific publications and guidelines
              • ▫️ACR guidelines and best practices embedded as reference material
              • ▫️Radiological case studies with verified outcomes for comparison
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              • 3. Clinical Query Processing
                • ▫️Radiologist submits query about current case or general question
                • ▫️System retrieves relevant patient history, similar cases, and literature
                • ▫️BioGPT generates evidence-based response with citations
                • ▫️Confidence scores highlight certainty levels for recommendations
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                • 4. Report Generation & Differential Diagnosis
                  • ▫️AI creates preliminary report draft based on image findings
                  • ▫️Suggests differential diagnoses ranked by evidence strength
                  • ▫️Flags potential incidental findings for radiologist review
                  • ▫️Maintains full audit trail of AI-assisted components

Lessons Learned

        • ▫️Domain-specific embeddings crucial for medical accuracy
        • ▫️Chunking strategies needed special adaptation for medical reports
        • ▫️Radiologist feedback loop improved system performance by 31%
        • ▫️BioGPT outperformed general LLMs by significant margin for medical content
        • ▫️Regular retraining with new literature essential for keeping recommendations current
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Conclusion

        • By combining RAG capabilities with specialized medical AI, TechSteck Solutions transformed the client’s diagnostic workflow—enhancing accuracy, efficiency, and evidence-based practice while maintaining full regulatory compliance and improving patient outcomes.

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