Agentic Automation of BT-RADS Scoring: End-to-End Multi-Agent System for Standardized Brain Tumor Follow-up Assessment

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.21494v2
• Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:58:03 GMT
• Title: Agentic Automation of BT-RADS Scoring: End-to-End Multi-Agent System for Standardized Brain Tumor Follow-up Assessment
• Abstract summary: The Brain Tumor Reporting and Data System (BT-RADS) standardizes post-treatment MRI response assessment in patients with diffuse gliomas.<n>This study evaluates an end-to-end multi-agent large language model (LLM) and convolutional neural network (CNN) system for automated BT-RADS classification.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: The Brain Tumor Reporting and Data System (BT-RADS) standardizes post-treatment MRI response assessment in patients with diffuse gliomas but requires complex integration of imaging trends, medication effects, and radiation timing. This study evaluates an end-to-end multi-agent large language model (LLM) and convolutional neural network (CNN) system for automated BT-RADS classification. A multi-agent LLM system combined with automated CNN-based tumor segmentation was retrospectively evaluated on 509 consecutive post-treatment glioma MRI examinations from a single high-volume center. An extractor agent identified clinical variables (steroid status, bevacizumab status, radiation date) from unstructured clinical notes, while a scorer agent applied BT-RADS decision logic integrating extracted variables with volumetric measurements. Expert reference standard classifications were established by an independent board-certified neuroradiologist. Of 509 examinations, 492 met inclusion criteria. The system achieved 374/492 (76.0%; 95% CI, 72.1%-79.6%) accuracy versus 283/492 (57.5%; 95% CI, 53.1%-61.8%) for initial clinical assessments (+18.5 percentage points; P<.001). Context-dependent categories showed high sensitivity (BT-1b 100%, BT-1a 92.7%, BT-3a 87.5%), while threshold-dependent categories showed moderate sensitivity (BT-3c 74.8%, BT-2 69.2%, BT-4 69.3%, BT-3b 57.1%). For BT-4, positive predictive value was 92.9%. The multi-agent LLM system achieved higher BT-RADS classification agreement with expert reference standard compared to initial clinical scoring, with high accuracy for context-dependent scores and high positive predictive value for BT-4 detection.

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