X-Ragent: Tool-Augmented Reinforcement Learning for Evidence-Grounded Chest X-Ray Reasoning research paper by Carnegie Mellon University, 2026
Carnegie Mellon University · Applied AI · Oct 12, 2026 · 0 citations · 44 upvotes · unverified
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This paper introduces a reinforcement learning framework for medical agents that selectively uses external evidence to improve diagnostic reasoning in chest X-rays.
By Yi Wang, Zhenlong Yuan, Yuchan Guo and 9 more · arXiv 2610.16811 · PDF
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