Enhanced pediatric thyroid ultrasound image segmentation using DC-Contrast U-Net

Abstract Early screening methods for the thyroid gland include palpation and imaging. Although palpation is relatively simple, its effectiveness in detecting early clinical signs of the thyroid gland may be limited, especially in children, due to the shorter thyroid growth time. Therefore, this cons...

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Main Authors: Bo Peng, Wu Lin, Wenjun Zhou, Yan Bai, Anguo Luo, Shenghua Xie, Lixue Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-024-01415-0