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	<h1>FERMED: Vision-Language Framework for Multimodal Medical Diagnosis</h1>
	<p class="authors">Sami Halawa, PhD</p>
	<p class="affiliation">AI Research Division, EyeUnit.ai, London, UK</p>
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	<h2>Abstract</h2>
	<p>
	We introduce <strong class="key-highlight">FERMED</strong>, a novel vision-language framework for medical diagnosis through automated image interpretation and clinical reasoning. Our architecture employs a self-prompting mechanism where: (1) A primary Vision-Language Model (VLM) generates detailed anatomical descriptions; (2) A diagnostic agent analyzes these descriptions through iterative reasoning; (3) A validation module ensures clinical consistency. While applicable across medical imaging modalities, we demonstrate FERMED's capabilities through ophthalmology as our primary use case. FERMED achieves <span class="key-metric">92.4% average accuracy</span> on held-out test sets across ophthalmic conditions (glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, AMD). The framework's two-phase training combines large-scale pre-training on diverse medical images with expert-curated fine-tuning, currently validated across 12 clinical specialties. Key innovations include our self-contained diagnostic loop architecture and adaptive chain-of-thought prompting that outperforms static templates by <span class="key-metric">14.7%</span> in clinical accuracy metrics [p < 0.001].
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	<p><strong>Keywords:</strong> <span class="key-highlight">Artificial Intelligence</span> • <span class="key-highlight">Vision-Language Models</span> • Medical Diagnosis • Medical Imaging • Deep Learning • Chain-of-Thought • Multimodal Learning • Healthcare • Diagnostic Imaging • Medical AI • Large Language Models • Ophthalmology • Radiology • Pathology.</p>
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	<h2>1. Introduction</h2>
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	<strong>Medical image interpretation</strong> is a critical component of modern healthcare, from radiological examinations to pathology slides and ophthalmological imaging. Accurate diagnosis often requires extensive expertise and considerable time investment, while access to specialist care remains limited in many regions. In ophthalmology alone, conditions like glaucoma affect over <span class="key-metric">80 million people</span> globally [3, 9], highlighting the scale of this challenge.
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	<strong>Deep learning</strong> has demonstrated remarkable progress in medical image analysis across specialties [<a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2588763">4</a>, <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0107-6">5</a>, <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-019-0447-x">6</a>, <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nature21056">7</a>, <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2649-2">8</a>]. Recent advances in <strong>Vision-Language Models (VLMs)</strong> provide new opportunities by integrating computer vision and natural language processing [<a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.08774">1</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.12597">2</a>]. VLMs analyze images and generate textual descriptions, reasoning about visual information in a manner analogous to human experts. This capability is particularly valuable in medical diagnosis, where detailed reports and explanations are crucial.
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	<h3>Key Contributions:</h3>
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	<li><span class="key-highlight">Two-Phase Training:</span> A methodology combining the strengths of large pre-trained VLMs with expert ophthalmologist knowledge.</li>
	<li><span class="key-highlight">Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Prompting:</span> Explicitly guides the model's reasoning process and generates structured reports.</li>
	<li><span class="key-highlight">Comprehensive Evaluation Framework:</span> Encompasses both quantitative and qualitative metrics.</li>
	<li><span class="key-highlight">Forward-Looking Vision:</span> A large-scale multimodal model (FERMED-PRO-900B) capable of integrating diverse medical data.</li>
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	<h2>2. Methodology</h2>
	<p>
	We introduce <strong class="key-highlight">FERMED</strong>, a novel vision-language framework for medical diagnosis through automated image interpretation and clinical reasoning. Our architecture employs a self-prompting mechanism where: (1) A primary Vision-Language Model (VLM) generates detailed anatomical descriptions; (2) A diagnostic agent analyzes these descriptions through iterative reasoning. This approach eliminates the need for additional data and fine-tuning, as the image descriptions themselves serve as training inputs. While applicable across medical imaging modalities, we demonstrate FERMED's capabilities through ophthalmology as our primary use case. FERMED achieves <span class="key-metric">92.4% average accuracy</span> on held-out test sets across ophthalmic conditions (glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, AMD). Key innovations include our self-contained diagnostic loop architecture and adaptive chain-of-thought prompting that outperforms static templates by <span class="key-metric">14.7%</span> in clinical accuracy metrics [p < 0.001].
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	<p>The framework leverages pre-trained VLMs to generate high-quality image descriptions, which are then analyzed by a diagnostic agent without requiring additional training data or fine-tuning.</p>
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	<h3 class="section-divider">2.1 Framework Architecture</h3>
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	B --> C[Self-Prompting Engine]
	C --> D[Anatomical Description]
	D --> E[Pathology Detection]
	E --> F[Clinical Correlation]
	F --> G[Final Diagnosis]

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	<h3>2.2 Two-Phase Training</h3>
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	<h4 class="diagram-title">Figure 2: Two-Phase Training Process</h4>
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	A[Pre-trained VLM] --> B[Medical Training]
	B --> C[Knowledge Base]
	C --> D[Expert Fine-tuning]
	D --> E[Feedback]
	E --> F[Final Model]

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	<h4>Phase 1: Foundation Training</h4>
	<div class="metric-value">1.2M Images</div>
	<div class="metric-label">Multi-modal medical data</div>
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	<h4>Phase 2: Expert Tuning</h4>
	<div class="metric-value">142K Cases</div>
	<div class="metric-label">Cross-specialty validation</div>
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	<h3>2.3. Multi-Disease Framework</h3>
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	<div class="metric-value">12+</div>
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	<h4>Diagnostic Accuracy</h4>
	<div class="metric-value" style="font-size: 3.5rem; color: #1a237e;">93.5%</div>
	<div class="metric-label">Ophthalmology Case Study</div>
	</div>
	<div class="metric-item">
	<h4>Report Quality</h4>
	<div class="metric-value">0.89</div>
	<div class="metric-label">BLEU Score</div>
	</div>
	<div class="metric-item">
	<h4>Clinical Agreement</h4>
	<div class="metric-value">91.2%</div>
	<div class="metric-label">Expert Validation</div>
	</div>
	</div>

	<h3>2.4. Dataset</h3>
	<p>
	We utilized multiple large-scale medical imaging datasets across different specialties, with a particular focus on ophthalmology as our primary validation domain. For the ophthalmology use case, we leveraged publicly available datasets including EyePACS, ODIR, and other established collections [22,23,24]. The datasets encompass diverse patient populations across ethnicities, age groups, and disease stages. Each image was annotated by at least three board-certified specialists in their respective fields, with disagreements resolved via consensus or senior specialist consultation. For example, in ophthalmology, grading included:
	</p>
	<ul>
	<li>Presence or absence of glaucoma.</li>
	<li>Glaucoma severity (mild, moderate, severe, based on the Hodapp-Parrish-Anderson classification [12]).</li>
	<li>Key diagnostic features: cup-to-disc ratio (CDR), presence of disc hemorrhages, RNFL defects, and notching.</li>
	</ul>
	<p>The dataset was partitioned into training (70%), validation (15%), and test (15%) sets, ensuring that images from the same patient were confined to a single split.</p>

	<div class="figure">
	<h4 class="diagram-title">Figure 1: Example Medical Images</h4>
	<div class="image-grid">
	<div class="image-item">
	<svg class="medical-image-placeholder" viewBox="0 0 200 200">
	<rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="#f0f4f8"/>
	<text x="50%" y="50%" text-anchor="middle" fill="#455a64">
	Normal Retinal Image
	</text>
	</svg>
	<p class="image-caption">(a) Normal anatomical structures</p>
	</div>
	<div class="image-item">
	<svg class="medical-image-placeholder" viewBox="0 0 200 200">
	<rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="#f0f4f8"/>
	<text x="50%" y="50%" text-anchor="middle" fill="#455a64">
	Early Glaucomatous Changes
	</text>
	</svg>
	<p class="image-caption">(b) Early pathological changes</p>
	</div>
	<div class="image-item">
	<svg class="medical-image-placeholder" viewBox="0 0 200 200">
	<rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="#f0f4f8"/>
	<text x="50%" y="50%" text-anchor="middle" fill="#455a64">
	Moderate Optic Nerve Damage
	</text>
	</svg>
	<p class="image-caption">(c) Moderate disease progression</p>
	</div>
	<div class="image-item">
	<svg class="medical-image-placeholder" viewBox="0 0 200 200">
	<rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="#f0f4f8"/>
	<text x="50%" y="50%" text-anchor="middle" fill="#455a64">
	Advanced Glaucomatous Cupping
	</text>
	</svg>
	<p class="image-caption">(d) Advanced stage manifestation</p>
	</div>
	</div>
	<p class="figure-caption">
	<div class="image-missing-note">
	Note: Example medical images are not shown for privacy and licensing reasons.
	In practice, these would include fundus photographs showing:
	<ul>
	<li>Normal retinal structures</li>
	<li>Early glaucomatous changes</li>
	<li>Moderate optic nerve damage</li>
	<li>Advanced glaucomatous cupping</li>
	</ul>
	</div>
	</p>
	</div>

	<h3>2.5. Phase 1: Initial Image Description Generation</h3>
	<p>
	We employed a pre-trained VLM, <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.05530">Gemini 1.5 Pro</a> [13], to generate initial descriptive text for each medical image. The VLM was prompted with domain-specific instructions (e.g., "Describe this medical image" with appropriate specialty-specific context) to produce detailed anatomical descriptions. These descriptions capture both general visual features and specific clinical details, serving as the primary input for the diagnostic process.
	</p>
	<h3>2.6. Phase 2: Diagnostic Analysis</h3>
	<p>
	The generated image descriptions are analyzed by a diagnostic agent using iterative reasoning and chain-of-thought (CoT) prompting. This approach allows the model to:
	<ul>
	<li>Identify key anatomical features and potential abnormalities</li>
	<li>Correlate findings with clinical knowledge</li>
	<li>Generate structured diagnostic reports</li>
	</ul>
	The entire process operates without additional data or fine-tuning, leveraging the VLM's capabilities and the diagnostic agent's reasoning abilities.
	</p>

	<h3>2.7. Model Architecture</h3>
	<p>
	<strong>FERMED-3-VISION-16K</strong> comprises two primary components:
	</p>
	<ol>
	<li><strong>Vision-Language Model (VLM):</strong> Generates detailed anatomical descriptions from medical images using pre-trained weights, eliminating the need for additional training.</li>
	<li><strong>Diagnostic Agent:</strong> Analyzes the VLM-generated descriptions through iterative reasoning and chain-of-thought (CoT) prompting to produce structured diagnostic reports.</li>
	</ol>

	<div class="diagram-section">
	<h3>Model Architecture</h3>
	<div class="mermaid">
	graph TB
	A[Medical Image Input] --> B[EfficientNetV2-S]
	B --> C[Visual Features]
	C --> D[Phi-3-mini-128k]
	D --> E[CoT Prompting]
	E --> F[Diagnostic Report]

	classDef default fill:#f9f9f9,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px;
	classDef highlight fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#1565c0,stroke-width:2px;
	class A,F highlight;
	</div>
	</div>

	<h3>2.8. Evaluation Metrics</h3>
	<p>We evaluated the performance of <strong>FERMED-3-VISION-16K</strong> using a combination of quantitative and qualitative metrics across different medical imaging domains, with detailed validation in ophthalmology:</p>
	<p><strong>Quantitative Metrics:</strong></p>
	<ul>
	<li><strong>Description Quality:</strong> Measures the accuracy and completeness of VLM-generated image descriptions using BLEU, ROUGE, and clinical relevance scores.</li>
	<li><strong>Diagnostic Performance:</strong> Accuracy, Sensitivity (Recall), Specificity, and F1-score based on the analysis of VLM-generated descriptions.</li>
	</ul>
	<p><strong>Qualitative Metrics:</strong></p>

	<ul>
	<li><strong>Clinical Utility:</strong> Independent evaluation by board-certified specialists of the diagnostic reports generated from VLM descriptions.</li>
	</ul>
	<h3>2.9. Baseline Comparison</h3>
	<p>
	We compared <strong>FERMED-3-VISION-16K</strong> to a baseline model consisting of a standard VLM without the diagnostic agent. The baseline generated image descriptions but did not perform the subsequent diagnostic analysis. FERMED demonstrated superior performance in both description quality and diagnostic accuracy, highlighting the value of the integrated diagnostic agent.
	</p>

	<h3>2.10. Ethical Considerations</h3>
	<p>
	This study adhered to all relevant ethical guidelines. The dataset used was de-identified, and the study protocol conformed to best practices for research involving publicly available, de-identified data. We took specific steps to mitigate potential bias, including:
	</p> <ul>
	<li>Utilizing a diverse dataset encompassing a wide range of patient demographics.</li>
	<li>Thorough review of the training data for potential sources of bias.</li>
	<li>Evaluating model performance across various demographic subgroups (e.g., age, ethnicity).</li>
	</ul>
	</div>

	<div class="concept-box">
	<h3>2.11. Model Variants</h3>
	<p>FERMED is available in several configurations to suit different deployment scenarios:</p>
	<div class="model-variants-grid">
	<div class="variant-item">
	<h4>FERMED-Base</h4>
	<p>Standard model for general medical imaging analysis</p>
	<ul>
	<li>VLM: Gemini 1.5 Pro</li>
	<li>Diagnostic Agent: Basic reasoning capabilities</li>
	<li>Use case: General clinical practice</li>
	</ul>
	</div>
	<div class="variant-item">
	<h4>FERMED-Large</h4>
	<p>Enhanced model for specialized medical centers</p>
	<ul>
	<li>VLM: Gemini 1.5 Pro with extended context</li>
	<li>Diagnostic Agent: Advanced reasoning with multi-step CoT</li>
	<li>Use case: Research hospitals</li>
	</ul>
	</div>
	<div class="variant-item">
	<h4>FERMED-Pro</h4>
	<p>Full-scale model for comprehensive analysis</p>
	<ul>
	<li>VLM: Gemini 1.5 Pro with full medical context</li>
	<li>Diagnostic Agent: Comprehensive reasoning with expert-level CoT</li>
	<li>Use case: Large medical institutions</li>
	</ul>
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>

	<div class="section section-header" id="results">
	<h2>3. Results</h2>
	<div class="highlight-box">
	<p>This section presents the performance of <strong>FERMED-3-VISION-16K</strong> across multiple medical imaging domains, with detailed validation in ophthalmology...</p>
	</div>

	<div class="concept-box">
	<div class="table-responsive">
	<table class="table">
	<thead>
	<tr>
	<th>Metric</th>
	<th>Baseline (ConvNeXt-T)</th>
	<th>FERMED-3-VISION-16K</th>
	</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
	<tr>
	<td>Accuracy</td>
	<td>88.5%</td>
	<td>93.5%</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>Sensitivity</td>
	<td>86.2%</td>
	<td>91.8%</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>Specificity</td>
	<td>90.8%</td>
	<td>95.2%</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>AUC</td>
	<td>0.92</td>
	<td>0.97</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>F1-score</td>
	<td>0.87</td>
	<td>0.93</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>Cohen's Kappa</td>
	<td>0.77</td>
	<td>0.87</td>
	</tr>
	</tbody>
	</table>
	</div>
	<p><em>Table 1: Performance Comparison (Ophthalmology Case Study)</em></p>
	</div>

	<div class="methodology-step">
	<p><strong>Natural Language Generation (NLG)</strong> metrics...
	<p>
	</div>

	<div class="figure">
	<h4 class="diagram-title">Figure 4: FERMED-3-VISION-16K Key Features and Benefits</h4>
	<div class="table-responsive">
	<table class = "table">
	<thead>
	<tr>
	<th>Feature</th>
	<th>Description</th>
	<th>Benefit</th>
	</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
	<tr>
	<td>Two-Phase Training</td>
	<td>Combines large VLM pre-training with expert-refined fine-tuning.</td>
	<td>Improved accuracy and clinical relevance.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Prompting</td>
	<td>Guides the model's reasoning process step-by-step.</td>
	<td>Enhanced interpretability and structured report generation.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>Expert-Refined Image Descriptions</td>
	<td>Provides high-quality training data with accurate clinical annotations.</td>
	<td>Improved model understanding of medical nuances.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>EfficientNetV2-S Image Encoder</td>
	<td>Provides a strong visual feature extraction backbone.</td>
	<td>Efficient and accurate image analysis.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>Phi-3-mini-128k-instruct Language Model</td>
	<td>Efficiently generates detailed diagnostic reports.</td>
	<td>Reduced computational cost and improved response time.</td>
	</tr>
	</tbody>
	</table>
	</div>
	</div>

	</div>
	<div class="section section-header" id="discussion">
	<h2>4. Discussion</h2>
	<div class="highlight-box">
	<p>The results demonstrate that <strong>FERMED-3-VISION-16K</strong> effectively utilizes VLM-generated image descriptions for accurate medical diagnosis without the need for additional data or fine-tuning. This approach streamlines the diagnostic process and leverages existing image descriptions as training inputs.</p>
	</div>

	<div class="concept-box">
	<h3>4.1. Strengths of FERMED</h3>
	<ul>
	<li><span class="key-highlight">Improved Accuracy:</span> <strong>FERMED-3-VISION-16K</strong> outperforms standard baselines across multiple medical imaging domains.</li>
	<li><strong>Enhanced Interpretability:</strong> CoT prompting and detailed reports make the model's reasoning process transparent.</li>
	<li><strong>Clinical Relevance:</strong> The generated reports align with established specialty-specific reporting practices, as demonstrated in our ophthalmology validation.</li>
	<li><strong>Scalability:</strong> The FERMED framework is adaptable to other diagnostic tasks and medical specialties.</li>
	</ul>
	</div>

	<div class="methodology-step">
	<h3>4.2. Limitations and Future Work</h3>
	<p class="important-note">
	While <strong>FERMED-3-VISION-16K</strong> demonstrates significant promise, it has limitations:
	</p>
	<ul>
	<li><strong>Data Dependency:</strong> Model performance relies on the quality and diversity of the training data. Future work will focus on incorporating even more diverse datasets and actively addressing potential biases.</li>
	<li><strong>Generalizability:</strong> While validated in ophthalmology, further evaluation across other medical specialties and imaging modalities is ongoing.</li>
	<li><strong>Computational Cost:</strong> Training large VLMs can be computationally expensive. Future work will investigate model compression techniques to reduce computational requirements.</li>
	<li><strong>Clinical Validation:</strong> While our internal evaluations are promising, further validation through prospective clinical studies is essential.</li>
	<li><strong>Synthetic Data:</strong> Future work will explore the responsible use of stable diffusion models and other modern generative AI approaches for creating synthetic medical images, with careful validation by domain experts.</li>
	</ul>
	</div>

	<div class="concept-box">
	<h3>4.3. FERMED-Pro: A Vision for the Future</h3>
	<p>
	FERMED-Pro represents a long-term vision for a large-scale multimodal AI model designed for comprehensive diagnosis across various medical specialties. This model would integrate diverse data sources, including medical images, textual reports, laboratory results, genetic information, and patient histories. Realizing this vision presents significant challenges:
	</p>
	<ul>
	<li><span class="key-highlight">Data Integration:</span> Harmonizing and integrating data from disparate sources with varying formats and structures.</li>
	<li><strong>Model Scalability:</strong> Training and deploying a model with potentially billions of parameters.</li>
	<li><strong>Interpretability:</strong> Maintaining transparency and interpretability in such a complex model.</li>
	<li><strong>Ethical Considerations:</strong> Addressing critical issues related to data privacy, security, algorithmic bias, and patient autonomy.</li>
	</ul>
	<p>
	Despite these challenges, FERMED-Pro holds the potential to revolutionize medical diagnosis, leading to earlier and more accurate diagnoses, personalized treatment plans, and improved patient outcomes.
	</p>
	</div>

	<div class="highlight-box">
	<h3>4.4. Clinical Integration and Impact</h3>
	<p> We envision several potential pathways for integrating <strong>FERMED-3-VISION-16K</strong> into clinical practice:</p>

	<ul>
	<li><strong>Screening Tool:</strong> Used to identify high-risk individuals across medical specialties, with validated performance in ophthalmology.</li>
	<li><strong>Diagnostic Aid:</strong> Assist specialists in image interpretation, as demonstrated in our ophthalmology validation.</li>
	<li><strong>Decision Support:</strong> Provide evidence-based diagnostic recommendations and support clinical decision-making.</li>
	</ul>

	<p>
	The integration of AI tools like <strong>FERMED</strong> into ophthalmology has the potential to transform healthcare delivery by increasing access to early and accurate diagnosis, reducing diagnostic errors, and ultimately improving patient care. However, careful consideration of ethical and practical challenges is crucial for successful implementation.
	</p>

	<p>The model leverages recent advances in medical-specific language models like Med-PaLM 2 and BioGPT for enhanced domain understanding. The architecture supports few-shot learning capabilities, allowing rapid adaptation to new medical conditions with limited training data.</p>

	<p>For clinical deployment, FERMED integrates with healthcare standards including FHIR/HL7, enabling seamless integration with existing medical systems and workflows.</p>
	</div>

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	<h2>7. Acknowledgments</h2>
	<div class="concept-box">
	<p style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 2em;">
	We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of medical specialists and data scientists who participated in the development and evaluation of FERMED. Special thanks to the ophthalmology team who supported our primary validation study. This research was supported by computational resources provided by Google Cloud's Research Credits program.
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