Extracted study-level data and bibliographic search records for our systematic review "Vision-language models in digital pathology: a systematic review of their applications and limitations"

This dataset accompanies the systematic review “Vision-language models in digital pathology: a systematic review of their applications and limitations.” It provides the extracted study-level data for 54 included studies, covering study and model characteristics, vision and language encoder classifications, reported performance metrics, task distributions, and risk-of-bias assessments. The deposit also includes the bibliographic search records. These files support transparency and reproducibility of the systematic review findings. Further details on the data structure, assessment criteria, and interpretation are provided in the README and the associated manuscript and supplementary materials.