Title and abstract screening for literature reviews using large language models: an exploratory study in the biomedical domain.

Journal: Systematic reviews
Published Date: Jun 15, 2024

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Systematically screening published literature to determine the relevant publications to synthesize in a review is a time-consuming and difficult task. Large language models (LLMs) are an emerging technology with promising capabilities for the automation of language-related tasks that may be useful for such a purpose.

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  • Fabio Dennstädt
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Johannes Zink
    Institute for Computer Science, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Paul Martin Putora
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Janna Hastings
    Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Nikola Cihoric
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Switzerland.

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