Balancing privacy and performance: the impact of facial defacing on AI in medical imaging.

Wang Y, Dai Y, Guan H, Li CY, Vora M, Ujano D, Nandi A, Wu J, Zhang P, Honce JM, Zhu C, Sair HI, Balaj L, Jiao Z, Liu Y, Lin CT, Kamel I, Yang L, Bai H

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106457
Published: 2026 Sep
Container: EBioMedicine
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106457,
  title = {Balancing privacy and performance: the impact of facial defacing on AI in medical imaging.},
  author = {Wang Y and Dai Y and Guan H and Li CY and Vora M and Ujano D and Nandi A and Wu J and Zhang P and Honce JM and Zhu C and Sair HI and Balaj L and Jiao Z and Liu Y and Lin CT and Kamel I and Yang L and Bai H},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {EBioMedicine},
  doi = {10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106457},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106457}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Balancing privacy and performance: the impact of facial defacing on AI in medical imaging.
AU  - Wang Y
AU  - Dai Y
AU  - Guan H
AU  - Li CY
AU  - Vora M
AU  - Ujano D
AU  - Nandi A
AU  - Wu J
AU  - Zhang P
AU  - Honce JM
AU  - Zhu C
AU  - Sair HI
AU  - Balaj L
AU  - Jiao Z
AU  - Liu Y
AU  - Lin CT
AU  - Kamel I
AU  - Yang L
AU  - Bai H
PY  - 2026
JO  - EBioMedicine
DO  - 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106457
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Y, W., Y, D., H, G., CY, L., M, V., D, U., A, N., J, W., P, Z., JM, H., C, Z., HI, S., L, B., Z, J., Y, L., CT, L., I, K., L, Y., & H, B. (2026). Balancing privacy and performance: the impact of facial defacing on AI in medical imaging.. EBioMedicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106457

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