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CBM-RAG: Demonstrating Enhanced Interpretability in Radiology Report Generation with Multi-Agent RAG and Concept Bottleneck Models

arXiv 2504.20898 ↗First posted 29 Apr 2025cs.AI cs.CV cs.IRcited by 2

On the map: Retrieval-augmented generation → Medical and biomedical RAG

Abstract (arXiv)

Advancements in generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) hold great promise for automating radiology workflows, yet challenges in interpretability and reliability hinder clinical adoption. This paper presents an automated radiology report generation framework that combines Concept Bottleneck Models (CBMs) with a Multi-Agent Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system to bridge AI performance with clinical explainability. CBMs map chest X-ray features to human-understandable clinical concepts, enabling transparent disease classification. Meanwhile, the RAG system integrates multi-agent collaboration and external knowledge to produce contextually rich, evidence-based reports. Our demonstration showcases the system's ability to deliver interpretable predictions, mitigate hallucinations, and generate high-quality, tailored reports with an interactive interface addressing accuracy, trust, and usability challenges. This framework provides a pathway to improving diagnostic consistency and empowering radiologists with actionable insights.

Key facts. Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Placed in Medical and biomedical RAG, one of 15 directions in Retrieval-augmented generation. Builds on 7 of its 16 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 29 Apr 2025.

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  1. 2024Towards Interpretable Radiology Report Generation via Concept Bottlenecks using a Multi-Agentic RAG20 Dec

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  3. 2022MedCLIP: Contrastive Learning from Unpaired Medical Images and Textcited by 570
  4. 2020Can AI help in screening Viral and COVID-19 pneumonia?cited by 200
  5. 2023R2GenGPT: Radiology Report Generation with Frozen LLMscited by 114
  6. 2023Robust and Interpretable Medical Image Classifiers via Concept Bottleneck Modelscited by 40

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