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Pathology foundation models enable training-free case retrieval for rare cancer diagnostics

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Researchers have developed a method using pathology foundation models to retrieve similar cases from digitized tumor archives without task-specific training. This approach allows pathologists to query whole slide images (WSIs) with a region of interest (ROI) and find morphologically similar cases, complete with ICD-O codes and corresponding WSIs. The study evaluated four models—Atlas2, Atlas2-B, Atlas2-S, and UNI2h—on an imbalanced dataset of salivary gland tumors, demonstrating varying retrieval accuracies and highlighting the potential for these models to make departmental archives searchable for case-based differential diagnosis. AI

IMPACT Enhances diagnostic capabilities in pathology by making vast archives searchable, potentially improving rare cancer identification.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an academic paper detailing a new methodology and evaluation of foundation models for a specific application. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Pathology foundation models enable training-free case retrieval for rare cancer diagnostics

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Maximilian J. Roesel, Niklas Kiermeyer, Philipp Keyl, Frederick Klauschen ·

    Pathology foundation models for training-free case retrieval in salivary gland tumors

    arXiv:2610.22087v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In pathology, pattern recognition relies on a frame of reference built through extensive training and experience, which may still fall short when encountering rare cancer subtypes. Archives of previously diagnosed tumors often conta…

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