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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/86251, first published .
Doctor analyzing MRI scan of a patient's spine on a computer monitor

Automating the Management of Extraspinal Findings in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Spine Studies Using a Privacy-Preserving Large Language Model: Retrospective Validation Study

Automating the Management of Extraspinal Findings in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Spine Studies Using a Privacy-Preserving Large Language Model: Retrospective Validation Study

Wilson Ong   1 * , MBBS, MMed ;   Gifford Tan   1 * , MBBS, MMed ;   Yong Han Ting   1, 2 , MBBS ;   Shuliang Ge   1, 2 , MBBS, MMed ;   Yi Liang Tan   1, 2 , MBBS, MMed ;   Xi Zhen Low   1, 2 , MBBS, MMed ;   Wei Chuan Tan   1, 2 , MBBS, MMed ;   Andrew Makmur   1, 2 , BmedSc, MMBS, MMed ;   Naomi Wenxin Leow   3 , BComp, MComp ;   Muzammil Arif Din Abdul Jabbar   4, 5 , BA(Cantab) ;   Qai Ven Yap   6 , BS (Hons) ;   Shao Jin Ong   1, 2 , MBBS ;   Jiong Hao Jonathan Tan   7 , MBBS, MRCS, MMed ;   Naresh Kumar   7 , MBBS, MS, DNB, DM ;   James Thomas Patrick Decourcy Hallinan   1, 2 , BSc (Hons), MBChB (Hons)

1 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

2 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

3 Artificial Intelligence Innovation Office, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore

4 School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

5 Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore

6 Biostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

7 National University Spine Institute, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Wilson Ong, MBBS, MMed
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