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Can Generalist Vision Language Models (VLMs) Rival Specialist Medical VLMs? Benchmarking and Strategic Insights

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arXiv:2506. 17337v5 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Vision Language Models (VLMs) have shown promise in automating image diagnosis and interpretation in clinical settings.

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