Reporting checklist for foundation and large language models in medical research (REFINE): an international consensus guideline | Synapse
March 1, 2026Open Access
Reporting checklist for foundation and large language models in medical research (REFINE): an international consensus guideline
Key Points
The aim is to establish a guideline for reporting on foundation models and large language models in medical research.
Developed an international consensus guideline through expert collaboration.
Focused on standards for reporting FM and LLM studies.
Aimed at improving transparency and reproducibility.
Promotes better reporting practices in medical AI research.
Enhances comparability of studies for reliable evidence synthesis.
Abstract
The REFINE enables transparent, comparable, and reproducible reporting of FM and LLM studies, supporting reliable evidence synthesis in medical and imaging-focused AI studies.