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# MedMNIST Dataset
This dataset is derived from [MedMNIST v2](https://medmnist.com/), a large-scale lightweight benchmark for biomedical image classification.
## Source and Citation
Please cite the original paper when using this dataset:
Yang, J., Shi, R., Wei, D. et al.
MedMNIST v2: A Large-Scale Lightweight Benchmark for 2D and 3D Biomedical Image Classification.
*Scientific Data* 10, 125 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-01920-1
## License
This dataset is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
You are free to share and adapt the dataset, even for commercial purposes, provided appropriate credit is given.
## Dataset Description
MedMNIST is a collection of standardized biomedical image datasets, including but not limited to:
- PathMNIST
- OCTMNIST
- PneumoniaMNIST
- ...
## Files
- `pathmnist.npz` — example dataset file
- `octmnist.npz` — example dataset file
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For more details and dataset download, visit [MedMNIST GitHub](https://github.com/MedMNIST/MedMNIST).