Prediction of Lymph Node Metastasis in Early Gastric Cancer Using Foundation Model Ensembles and Patch-Based Histopathological Interpretation.
PURPOSE Accurate prediction of lymph node metastasis (LNM) remains challenging in early gastric cancer (EGC), particularly when determining the need for additional surgery after endoscopic resection. We developed and evaluated a deep learning framework using multiple pathology foundation models for LNM prediction and e...