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Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/103912, first published .
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Reducing Annotation Costs Using Knowledge Distillation for Label‑Efficient Negation Detection in Radiology Reports: Multisite Internal Validation Study

Reducing Annotation Costs Using Knowledge Distillation for Label‑Efficient Negation Detection in Radiology Reports: Multisite Internal Validation Study

Kung-Hsun Weng   1 , MSc, MD ;   Bo-Lin Huang   1 , MD ;   Yu-Ting Kuo   1, 2, 3 , MD, PhD ;   Yi-Chen Chou   1 , MD ;   Tsyh-Jyi Hsieh   1 , MD ;   Chung-Feng Liu   1 , PhD

1 Department of Medical Imaging, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan

2 Institute of Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

3 Department of Radiology, School and College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Corresponding Author:

  • Chung-Feng Liu, PhD
  • Department of Medical Imaging
  • Chi Mei Medical Center
  • No. 901, Zhonghua Rd., Yongkang District
  • Tainan 710
  • Taiwan
  • Phone: 886 6-2812811
  • Email: chungfengliu@gmail.com