Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 33, Issue 4, 591(2025)

Pseudo-label confidence regulates semi-supervised semantic segmentation of pathological images of colorectal cancer

Hanhan XU1, Yinhui ZHANG1、*, Zifen HE1、*, Jiacen LIU1, Zhenhui LI2, Lin WU3, and Benjie SHI1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming650500, China
  • 2Department of Radiology, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming650106, China
  • 3Department of Pathology, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming650106, China
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    Hanhan XU, Yinhui ZHANG, Zifen HE, Jiacen LIU, Zhenhui LI, Lin WU, Benjie SHI. Pseudo-label confidence regulates semi-supervised semantic segmentation of pathological images of colorectal cancer[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2025, 33(4): 591

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    Received: Apr. 1, 2024

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    Published Online: May. 20, 2025

    The Author Email: Yinhui ZHANG (zhangyinhui@kust.edu.cn), Zifen HE (zyhhzf1998@163.com)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20253304.0591

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