| name | radiology-search |
| description | Multi-source literature, dataset, and local-corpus search for imaging research, with deduplication, identifier verification, reference management, and survey/RAG workflow support. Searches PubMed, arXiv, Crossref, and imaging dataset registries (TCIA, GEO, cBioPortal, OpenNeuro, Grand Challenge, Medical Segmentation Decathlon), and can structure local paper/RAG workflows when a paper database, PaperQA2, NotebookLM, or paperpipe-style backend exists. Use when the user wants to find papers/datasets, run systematic or survey-level search, verify DOI/PMID/arXiv IDs, map a field, build a gap matrix, or synthesize literature for a manuscript. Verifies identifiers and exposes incomplete metadata; never fabricates bibliographic fields. |
Multi-Source Search (imaging literature + datasets)
Find and verify imaging-research papers and datasets across the right sources, merge
without double-counting, and hand clean candidates to citation/export.
Core stance
- Right source first. PubMed for biomedical recall (+ MeSH); arXiv for imaging-AI methods
and preprints; Crossref for DOI/cross-disciplinary metadata. Dataset registries for data.
- Verify identifiers (DOI/PMID/arXiv) before citing; expose failed/missing metadata.
- Deduplicate by DOI → PMID → arXiv ID → normalized title; don't count duplicates as
independent evidence.
- Recall vs precision — for systematic/DTA reviews use MeSH + structured strategy and log
it (PRISMA-DTA reproducibility); for quick lookups, precision.
- No fabrication — never invent volume/issue/pages/DOI/dataset accession.
When to use
- "Find recent papers on [imaging-AI topic]." / "Systematic search for a DTA meta-analysis."
- "Is there a public dataset for [task/organ/modality]?"
- "Verify these DOIs/PMIDs." / "Expand my query with MeSH terms."
- "Build a literature map / gap matrix / local paper RAG plan for this manuscript."
When to open extra files
Workflow
- For survey-level or local-corpus work, open
literature-survey-workflow.md and choose
the mode: Intent / Triage / Deepen / Synthesize / Expand. Use its local paper/RAG ladder
before expensive synthesis when a paper database is available.
- Classify the need — papers vs datasets; quick lookup vs systematic recall.
- Build the query — concepts (translate Chinese → English scientific terms); for PubMed
add MeSH; record the strategy for systematic searches.
- Search the right sources (source-tiers.md), per-source limits; for data use
dataset-sources.md.
- Merge & dedup across sources by identifier/title.
- Verify key identifiers; flag unresolved.
- Return a ranked, deduplicated candidate list (+ a logged strategy for systematic
searches). Hand export to
radiology-citation.
MCP/tooling note
Works in prompt mode (built-in search tools, following these rules) or with an academic-search
MCP exposing search_papers / get_paper_by_id / get_citation / lookup_mesh. Set a
contact email for PubMed E-utilities; optionally NCBI_API_KEY for higher rate limits.
(Restricted/blocked domains: do not attempt to bypass — report inaccessibility.)
Output contract
Strategy — sources queried, query strings/MeSH, limits, dates (full log for
systematic searches).Candidates — deduplicated: Title | Authors | Year | Venue | DOI/PMID/arXiv | Verified?.Datasets (if requested) — Name | Source | Modality/omics | n | Access | Accession.Survey artifacts (if survey-level work) — corpus log, paper-note/gap-matrix summary,
local/RAG index status when relevant, exemplar craft notes, reviewer-objection candidates,
and claim-ready citation roles.Unresolved/Incomplete — failed lookups and missing metadata.
Handoffs
Citation grading/export → radiology-citation; dataset access/governance & availability
statements → radiology-data; systematic-review reporting → radiology-reporting (PRISMA-DTA);
full bilingual read of a key retrieved paper → radiology-reader.
