Large language models as a diagnostic support tool in neuropathology

The WHO guidelines for classifying central nervous system (CNS) tumours are changing considerably with each release. The classification of CNS tumours is uniquely complex among most other solid tumours as it incorporates not just morphology, but also genetic and epigenetic features. Keeping current...

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Main Authors: Hewitt, Katherine J. (Author) , Wiest, Isabella (Author) , Carrero, Zunamys I (Author) , Bejan, Laura (Author) , Millner, Thomas O. (Author) , Brandner, Sebastian (Author) , Kather, Jakob Nikolas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: November 2024
In: The journal of pathology: clinical research
Year: 2024, Volume: 10, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-7
ISSN:2056-4538
DOI:10.1002/2056-4538.70009
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/2056-4538.70009
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/2056-4538.70009
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Author Notes:Katherine J. Hewitt, Isabella C. Wiest, Zunamys I. Carrero, Laura Bejan, Thomas O. Millner, Sebastian Brandner and Jakob Nikolas Kather

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