BAF-UNet: a boundary-aware segmentation model for skin lesion segmentation

BAF-UNet effectively integrates boundary guidance into feature fusion and transformer-based context modeling, significantly improving segmentation accuracy, particularly along lesion edges, and shows potential for clinical application in automated skin cancer diagnosis.

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Journal of Medical Imaging
Published
2026-01-08
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https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jmi.13.1.014003
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Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
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BAF-UNet: a boundary-aware segmentation model for skin lesion segmentation

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BAF-UNet: a boundary-aware segmentation model for skin lesion segmentation

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Abstract

BAF-UNet effectively integrates boundary guidance into feature fusion and transformer-based context modeling, significantly improving segmentation accuracy, particularly along lesion edges, and shows potential for clinical application in automated skin cancer diagnosis.

Journal of Medical ImagingVol. 13(01)
Nantong University (CN), Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital (CN), Southeast University (CN)
Good health and well-being
Openalex Percentile: Top 93%
Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
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