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Multimodal large language models in human-centered health: practical insights

Multimodal large language models in human-centered health: practical insights
Multimodal large language models in human-centered health: practical insights

Multimodal data offer a comprehensive view of human health by integrating diverse sources, such as text, medical images, physiological signals, and behavioral data. Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) have led to the development of multimodal large language models (MLLMs), which leverage the text understanding capabilities of LLMs and integrate them with other modalities. While MLLMs show great promise for human-centered health applications, the practical challenges of implementing them in the healthcare sector remain largely unexplored. This article discusses these practical considerations and the future potential of MLLMs in transforming human-centered healthcare.

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Dang, Ting
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Jia, Hong
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Marcu, Gabriela
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Farrahi, Katayoun
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Dang, Ting
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Jia, Hong
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Farrahi, Katayoun
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Marcu, Gabriela
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Dang, Ting, Jia, Hong and Marcu, Gabriela , Farrahi, Katayoun (ed.) (2025) Multimodal large language models in human-centered health: practical insights. IEEE Pervasive Computing, 23 (4), 87-93. (doi:10.1109/MPRV.2024.3499513).

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Abstract

Multimodal data offer a comprehensive view of human health by integrating diverse sources, such as text, medical images, physiological signals, and behavioral data. Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) have led to the development of multimodal large language models (MLLMs), which leverage the text understanding capabilities of LLMs and integrate them with other modalities. While MLLMs show great promise for human-centered health applications, the practical challenges of implementing them in the healthcare sector remain largely unexplored. This article discusses these practical considerations and the future potential of MLLMs in transforming human-centered healthcare.

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Published date: 31 January 2025
Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: © 2002-2012 IEEE.

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Local EPrints ID: 501417
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/501417
ISSN: 1536-1268
PURE UUID: 15d29d5d-934d-4648-9b84-2c086513f98e
ORCID for Katayoun Farrahi: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6775-127X

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Date deposited: 30 May 2025 16:53
Last modified: 31 May 2025 01:55

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Author: Ting Dang
Author: Hong Jia
Editor: Katayoun Farrahi ORCID iD
Author: Gabriela Marcu

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