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ReviewSheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi2025

[Review of application of U-Net and Transformer in colon polyp image segmentation].

Yankun Shi, Shilei Sun, Jing Liu, Jingang Ma, Ming Li

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Review in Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Yankun ShiCollege of Intelligence and Information Engineering, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, P. R. China.
Shilei SunCollege of Intelligence and Information Engineering, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, P. R. China.
Jing LiuCollege of Intelligence and Information Engineering, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, P. R. China.
Jingang MaCollege of Intelligence and Information Engineering, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, P. R. China.
Ming LiCollege of Intelligence and Information Engineering, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, P. R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer typically originates from the malignant transformation of colonic polyps, making the automatic and accurate segmentation of colonic polyps crucial for clinical diagnosis. Deep learning techniques such as U-Net and Transformer can effectively extract implicit features from medical images, and thus have significant potential in colonic polyp image segmentation. This paper first introduced commonly used evaluation metrics and datasets for colonic polyp segmentation. It then reviewed the application of segmentation models based on U-Net, Transformer, and their hybrid approaches in this domain. Finally, it summarized the improvement methods, advantages, and limitations of polyp segmentation algorithms, discussed the challenges faced by U-Net- and Transformer-based models, and provided an outlook on future research directions in this field.

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Colonic PolypsDeep LearningImage Processing, Computer-AssistedNeural Networks, ComputerAlgorithmsHumansColorectal polypMedical image segmentationTransformerU-Net

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PMID41448773
PMCPMC12744979

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