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Computed Tomography (CT) is a technology that reconstructs cross-sectional images using X-ray images taken from multiple directions. In CT, hundreds of X-ray images acquired as the X-ray source and detector rotate around a central axis, are…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-05 Shin Kim

As the medical usage of computed tomography (CT) continues to grow, the radiation dose should remain at a low level to reduce the health risks. Therefore, there is an increasing need for algorithms that can reconstruct high-quality images…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-10 Davood Karimi , Rabab K. Ward

Computed tomography (CT) has been widely used for medical diagnosis, assessment, and therapy planning and guidance. In reality, CT images may be affected adversely in the presence of metallic objects, which could lead to severe metal…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-17 Lequan Yu , Zhicheng Zhang , Xiaomeng Li , Lei Xing

Computed Tomography (CT) imaging technique is widely used in geological exploration, medical diagnosis and other fields. In practice, however, the resolution of CT image is usually limited by scanning devices and great expense. Super…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-01-29 Yukai Wang , Qizhi Teng , Xiaohai He , Junxi Feng , Tingrong Zhang

The volume estimation of brain regions from MRI data is a key problem in many clinical applications, where the acquisition of data at high spatial resolution is desirable. While parallel MRI and constrained image reconstruction algorithms…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-20 Aniket Pramanik , Xiaodong Wu , Mathews Jacob

Deformable medical image registration is an essential task in computer-assisted interventions. This problem is particularly relevant to oncological treatments, where precise image alignment is necessary for tracking tumor growth, assessing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-04 Stefano Fogarollo , Gregor Laimer , Reto Bale , Matthias Harders

X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) is an important tool in medical imaging to obtain a direct visualization of patient anatomy. However, the x-ray radiation exposure leads to the concern of lifetime cancer risk. Low-dose CT scan can reduce the…

Medical Physics · Physics 2018-10-30 Guoyang Ma , Chenyang Shen , Xun Jia

We propose a model-based image reconstruction method for photoacoustic tomography(PAT) involving a novel form of regularization and demonstrate its ability to recover good quality images from significantly reduced size datasets. The…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-29 Nadaparambil Aravindakshan Rejesh , Sandeep Kumar Kalva , Manojit Pramanik , Muthuvel Arigovindan

Purpose: Iterative Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) which resemble unrolled learned iterative schemes have shown to consistently deliver state-of-the-art results for image reconstruction problems across different imaging modalities.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-03-07 Andreas Kofler , Markus Haltmeier , Tobias Schaeffter , Christoph Kolbitsch

Dynamic computed tomography (CT) reconstruction faces significant challenges in addressing motion artifacts, particularly for nonperiodic rapid movements such as cardiac imaging with fast heart rates. Traditional methods struggle with the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-05-07 Muge Du , Zhuozhao Zheng , Wenying Wang , Guotao Quan , Wuliang Shi , Le Shen , Li Zhang , Liang Li , Yinong Liu , Yuxiang Xing

This study presents a novel approach for reconstructing cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for specific orbits using known operator learning. Unlike traditional methods, this technique employs a filtered backprojection type (FBP-type)…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-04 Chengze Ye , Linda-Sophie Schneider , Yipeng Sun , Andreas Maier

CT image reconstruction from incomplete data, such as sparse views and limited angle reconstruction, is an important and challenging problem in medical imaging. This work proposes a new deep convolutional neural network (CNN), called…

Medical Physics · Physics 2019-03-26 Haimiao Zhang , Bin Dong , Baodong Liu

We find a new and simple inversion formula of the Radon transform RT with the only use of the shearlet system and of well-known properties of RT. No intertwining relation of differential operators in Euclidean space and Radon domain is…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2018-05-09 Santiago Córdova , Daniel Vera

Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging and Computed Tomography (CT) are the primary diagnostic imaging modalities quite frequently used for surgical planning and analysis. A general problem with medical imaging is that the acquisition process is…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-08 Vismay Agrawal , Avinash Kori , Vikas Kumar Anand , Ganapathy Krishnamurthi

The aim of this research is to reconstruct the 3D X-ray refractive index gradient maps by the proposed vector Radon transform and its inverse, assuming that the small-angle deviation condition is met. Theoretical analyses show that the…

Medical Physics · Physics 2023-09-20 Keliang Liao , Qili He , Panyun Li , Liang Luo , Peiping Zhu

Computed Tomography (CT) scans provide detailed and accurate information of internal structures in the body. They are constructed by sending x-rays through the body from different directions and combining this information into a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-12 Firas Khader , Gustav Müller-Franzes , Tianyu Han , Sven Nebelung , Christiane Kuhl , Johannes Stegmaier , Daniel Truhn

The modern imaging techniques of Positron Emission Tomography and of Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography are not only two of the most important tools for studying the functional characteristics of the brain, but they now also play a…

Medical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. S. Fokas , A. Iserles , V. Marinakis

Small animal PET scanners require high spatial resolution and good sensitivity. To reconstruct high-resolution images in 3D-PET, iterative methods, such as OSEM, are superior to analytical reconstruction algorithms, although their high…

Medical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. L. Herraiz , S. Espana , J. J. Vaquero , M. Desco , J. M. Udias

Over the past decade, reflection matrix microscopy (RMM) and advanced image reconstruction algorithms have emerged to address the fundamental imaging depth limitations of optical microscopy in thick biological tissues and complex media. In…

Optics · Physics 2024-07-03 Sungsam Kang , Seokchan Yoon , Wonshik Choi

Industrial X-ray cone-beam CT (XCT) scanners are widely used for scientific imaging and non-destructive characterization. Industrial CBCT scanners use large detectors containing millions of pixels and the subsequent 3D reconstructions can…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-24 Aniket Pramanik , Singanallur V. Venkatakrishnan , Obaidullah Rahman , Amirkoushyar Ziabari