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However, it is challenging to segment ribs elaborately using deep learning because they cannot reflect the characteristics of each region. Identifying which region has specific characteristics vulnerable to deep learning is an essential indicator of developing segmentation methods in medical imaging. Therefore, it is necessary to compare the deep learning performance differences based on regional characteristics. This study compares the differences in deep learning performance based on the rib region to verify whether deep learning reflects the characteristics of each part and to demonstrate why this regional performance difference has occurred. We utilized 195 normal chest X-ray datasets with data augmentation for learning and 5-fold cross-validation. To compare segmentation performance, the rib image was divided vertically and horizontally based on the spine, clavicle, heart, and lower organs, which are characteristic indicators of the baseline chest X-ray. Resultingly, we found that the deep learning model showed a 6\u20137% difference in the segmentation performance depending on the regional characteristics of the rib. We verified that the performance differences in each region cannot be ignored. 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