Weakly supervised deep-learning models for the analysis of whole-slide images from tumour biopsies perform better at prognostic tasks if the models incorporate context from the local microenvironment.
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Jaume, G., Song, A.H. & Mahmood, F. Integrating context for superior cancer prognosis. Nat. Biomed. Eng 6, 1323–1325 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-022-00924-z
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