Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 2, 0200005(2022)

Improved U-Net Models and Its Applications in Medical Image Segmentation: A Review

Huan Zhang, Dawei Qiu, Yibo Feng, and Jing Liu*
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  • College of Intelligence and Information Engineering, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan , Shandong 250355, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Apr. 27, 2021

    Accepted: Jun. 27, 2021

    Published Online: Dec. 23, 2021

    The Author Email: Jing Liu (liuj_jn@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202259.0200005

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