Treffer: Reply to the Letter to the Editor: The role of prompt engineering and referral completeness in evaluating GPT-4 for MRI protocols.
Title:
Reply to the Letter to the Editor: The role of prompt engineering and referral completeness in evaluating GPT-4 for MRI protocols.
Authors:
Terzis R; Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. robert.terzis@uk-koeln.de., Kaya K; Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany., Pennig L; Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Source:
European radiology [Eur Radiol] 2025 Nov 14. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 14.
Publication Model:
Ahead of Print
Publication Type:
Letter
Language:
English
Journal Info:
Publisher: Springer International Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 9114774 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1432-1084 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09387994 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eur Radiol Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Original Publication: Berlin : Springer International, c1991-
References:
Meskó B (2023) Prompt engineering as an important emerging skill for medical professionals: tutorial. J Med Internet Res 25:e50638. (PMID: 10.2196/506383779243410585440)
Terzis R, Kaya K, Schömig T et al (2025) GPT-4 for automated sequence-level determination of MRI protocols based on radiology request forms from clinical routine. Eur Radiol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-11888-4.
Parkar AP, Adriaensen M (2024) ESR essentials: MRI of the knee-practice recommendations by ESSR. Eur Radiol 34:6590–6599. (PMID: 10.1007/s00330-024-10706-73853646111399221)
The American College of Radiology (2025) ACR–SPR–SSR practice parameter for the performance and interpretation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee. Revised 2025 (Resolution 7). URL: https://gravitas.acr.org/PPTS/GetDocumentView?docId=90.
Potočnik J, Thomas E, Kearney D et al (2025) Can ChatGPT and Gemini justify brain CT referrals? A comparative study with human experts and a custom prediction model. Eur Radiol Exp 9:24. (PMID: 10.1186/s41747-025-00569-y3996626311836243)
Parillo M, Vaccarino F, Vertulli D et al (2024) Assessment of reason for exam imaging reporting and data system (RI-RADS) in inpatient diagnostic imaging referrals. Insights Imaging 15:268. (PMID: 10.1186/s13244-024-01846-x3951406011549261)
Parillo M, Vaccarino F, Vertulli D et al (2024) Assessing the reliability of ChatGPT4 in the appropriateness of radiology referrals. RCR Open 2:100155.
Terzis R, Kaya K, Schömig T et al (2025) GPT-4 for automated sequence-level determination of MRI protocols based on radiology request forms from clinical routine. Eur Radiol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-11888-4.
Parkar AP, Adriaensen M (2024) ESR essentials: MRI of the knee-practice recommendations by ESSR. Eur Radiol 34:6590–6599. (PMID: 10.1007/s00330-024-10706-73853646111399221)
The American College of Radiology (2025) ACR–SPR–SSR practice parameter for the performance and interpretation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee. Revised 2025 (Resolution 7). URL: https://gravitas.acr.org/PPTS/GetDocumentView?docId=90.
Potočnik J, Thomas E, Kearney D et al (2025) Can ChatGPT and Gemini justify brain CT referrals? A comparative study with human experts and a custom prediction model. Eur Radiol Exp 9:24. (PMID: 10.1186/s41747-025-00569-y3996626311836243)
Parillo M, Vaccarino F, Vertulli D et al (2024) Assessment of reason for exam imaging reporting and data system (RI-RADS) in inpatient diagnostic imaging referrals. Insights Imaging 15:268. (PMID: 10.1186/s13244-024-01846-x3951406011549261)
Parillo M, Vaccarino F, Vertulli D et al (2024) Assessing the reliability of ChatGPT4 in the appropriateness of radiology referrals. RCR Open 2:100155.
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 20251114 Latest Revision: 20251114
Update Code:
20251115
DOI:
10.1007/s00330-025-12152-5
PMID:
41238763
Database:
MEDLINE
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Compliance with ethical standards. Guarantor: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Robert Terzis. Conflict of interest: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article. Statistics and biometry: No complex statistical methods were necessary for this letter. Informed consent: Not applicable. Ethical approval: Institutional Review Board approval was not required because of the nature of the letter. Study subjects or cohorts overlap: None. Methodology: Letter to the Editor