Reliability of foundation models for image retrieval in histopathology.

Shafique A, Qin X, Dy A, Alshamlan N, Androutsos D, Done SJ, Khademi A

DOI: 10.1038/s44303-026-00174-7
Published: 2026 May 27
Container: Npj imaging
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s44303-026-00174-7,
  title = {Reliability of foundation models for image retrieval in histopathology.},
  author = {Shafique A and Qin X and Dy A and Alshamlan N and Androutsos D and Done SJ and Khademi A},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Npj imaging},
  doi = {10.1038/s44303-026-00174-7},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s44303-026-00174-7}
}

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AU  - Done SJ
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A, S., X, Q., A, D., N, A., D, A., SJ, D., & A, K. (2026). Reliability of foundation models for image retrieval in histopathology.. Npj imaging. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44303-026-00174-7

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