Journal of Imaging (Aug 2024)

A Review of Advancements and Challenges in Liver Segmentation

  • Di Wei,
  • Yundan Jiang,
  • Xuhui Zhou,
  • Di Wu,
  • Xiaorong Feng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging10080202
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 8
p. 202

Abstract

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Liver segmentation technologies play vital roles in clinical diagnosis, disease monitoring, and surgical planning due to the complex anatomical structure and physiological functions of the liver. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the developments, challenges, and future directions in liver segmentation technology. We systematically analyzed high-quality research published between 2014 and 2024, focusing on liver segmentation methods, public datasets, and evaluation metrics. This review highlights the transition from manual to semi-automatic and fully automatic segmentation methods, describes the capabilities and limitations of available technologies, and provides future outlooks.

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