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RETFound model adapted for diabetic retinopathy screening with uncertainty awareness

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This paper investigates uncertainty-aware adaptation techniques for a self-supervised vision-transformer model called RETFound, specifically for screening diabetic retinopathy. The study evaluated various methods, including Bayesian last-layer heads and post-hoc calibration, on the APTOS 2019 and DDR datasets. While uncertainty-aware approaches showed promise in improving sensitivity and selective-referral behavior on the APTOS dataset, their effectiveness diminished on the DDR dataset, highlighting the challenges of dataset shift and the need for explicit safety-coverage evaluation. AI

IMPACT This research explores methods to improve the reliability and safety of AI models in medical diagnostics, particularly under varying data conditions.

RANK_REASON Academic paper detailing a novel adaptation technique for a specific AI model on a medical imaging task. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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RETFound model adapted for diabetic retinopathy screening with uncertainty awareness

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Karim Mardhani ·

    Uncertainty-Aware Last-Layer Adaptation of RETFound for Referable Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Under Dataset Shift

    arXiv:2607.02569v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This paper presents a safety-centered empirical evaluation of uncertainty-aware last-layer adaptation for referable diabetic retinopathy screening using RETFound, a self-supervised vision-transformer retinal foundation model used …

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