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Application of AI Using U-Net in Skin Lesion Segmentation Cover
By: Serra Aksoy  
Open Access
|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14313/jamris-2026-006 | Journal eISSN: 2080-2145 | Journal ISSN: 1897-8649
Language: English
Page range: 66 - 73
Submitted on: Jul 15, 2024
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Accepted on: Aug 22, 2024
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Published on: Mar 31, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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