SIFTING: A Novel LLM-Based Framework for Structured and Transparent Information Extraction from Clinical Free-Text Reports, with Application to Tumor Staging in Lung Cancer

arXiv:2609.07185 · cs.CL · Submitted 2026-09-07 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-09-07

Updated: 2026-09-07

Comments: 13 pages, 8 figures, 6 tables

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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