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Currently there is strong interest in data-driven approaches to medical image classification. However, medical imaging data is scarce, expensive, and fraught with legal concerns regarding patient privacy. Typical consent forms only allow…

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Deep-learning-based MR-to-CT synthesis can estimate the electron density of tissues, thereby facilitating PET attenuation correction in whole-body PET/MR imaging. However, whole-body MR-to-CT synthesis faces several challenges including the…

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In this paper, we propose generating synthetic multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions on MRI images with the final aim to improve the performance of supervised machine learning algorithms, therefore avoiding the problem of the lack of available…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-01-18 Mostafa Salem , Sergi Valverde , Mariano Cabezas , Deborah Pareto , Arnau Oliver , Joaquim Salvi , Àlex Rovira , Xavier Lladó

Generative adversarial networks (GANs) have provided promising data enrichment solutions by synthesizing high-fidelity images. However, generating large sets of labeled images with new anatomical variations remains unexplored. We propose a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-03 Sina Amirrajab , Samaneh Abbasi-Sureshjani , Yasmina Al Khalil , Cristian Lorenz , Juergen Weese , Josien Pluim , Marcel Breeuwer

Generating synthetic CT (sCT) from MRI or CBCT plays a crucial role in enabling MRI-only and CBCT-based adaptive radiotherapy, improving treatment precision while reducing patient radiation exposure. To address this task, we adopt a fully…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Arnela Hadzic , Simon Johannes Joham , Martin Urschler

Deep learning is a popular and powerful tool in computed tomography (CT) image processing such as organ segmentation, but its requirement of large training datasets remains a challenge. Even though there is a large anatomical variability…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-02-06 Chi Nok Enoch Kan , Najibakram Maheenaboobacker , Dong Hye Ye

Translational brain research using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is becoming increasingly popular as animal models are an essential part of scientific studies and more ultra-high-field scanners are becoming available. Some disadvantages…

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Accurate analysis of 3D myocardium deformation using high-resolution computerized tomography (CT) datasets with ground truth (GT) annotations is crucial for advancing cardiovascular imaging research. However, the scarcity of such datasets…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Shahar Zuler , Dan Raviv

We present a novel conditional Generative Adversarial Network (cGAN) architecture that is capable of generating 3D Computed Tomography scans in voxels from noisy and/or pixelated approximations and with the potential to generate full…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-07 Jayalakshmi Mangalagiri , David Chapman , Aryya Gangopadhyay , Yaacov Yesha , Joshua Galita , Sumeet Menon , Yelena Yesha , Babak Saboury , Michael Morris , Phuong Nguyen

Deep learning-based Generative Models have the potential to convert low-resolution CT images into high-resolution counterparts without long acquisition times and increased radiation exposure in thin-slice CT imaging. However, procuring…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-04 Zeyu Tang , Xiaodan Xing , Guang Yang

Training medical AI algorithms requires large volumes of accurately labeled datasets, which are difficult to obtain in the real world. Synthetic images generated from deep generative models can help alleviate the data scarcity problem, but…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-16 Xiaodan Xing , Yang Nan , Federico Felder , Simon Walsh , Guang Yang

Magnetic resonance (MR) and computer tomography (CT) imaging are valuable tools for diagnosing diseases and planning treatment. However, limitations such as radiation exposure and cost can restrict access to certain imaging modalities. To…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-08 Jiayuan Wang , Q. M. Jonathan Wu , Farhad Pourpanah

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have proved as a powerful framework for denoising applications in medical imaging. However, GAN-based denoising algorithms still suffer from limitations in capturing complex relationships within the…

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Evaluating generative models for synthetic medical imaging is crucial yet challenging, especially given the high standards of fidelity, anatomical accuracy, and safety required for clinical applications. Standard evaluation of generated…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-13 Yash Deo , Yan Jia , Toni Lassila , William A. P. Smith , Tom Lawton , Siyuan Kang , Alejandro F. Frangi , Ibrahim Habli

We propose an algorithm to generate realistic face images of both real and synthetic identities (people who do not exist) with different facial yaw, shape and resolution.The synthesized images can be used to augment datasets to train CNNs…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-21 Sandipan Banerjee , Walter J. Scheirer , Kevin W. Bowyer , Patrick J. Flynn

The ability to generate synthetic medical images is useful for data augmentation, domain transfer, and out-of-distribution detection. However, generating realistic, high-resolution medical images is challenging, particularly for Full Field…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-09-04 Dimitrios Korkinof , Tobias Rijken , Michael O'Neill , Joseph Yearsley , Hugh Harvey , Ben Glocker

Synthetic CT projection data is crucial for advancing imaging research, yet its generation remains challenging. Current image domain methods are limited as they cannot simulate the physical acquisition process or utilize the complete…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-09 Kang Chen , Bin Huang , Xuebin Yang , Junyan Zhang , Yongbo Wang , Qiegen Liu

The advent of computed tomography significantly improves patient health regarding diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment planning and verification. However, tomographic imaging escalates concomitant radiation doses to patients, inducing…

Training of semantic segmentation models for material analysis requires micrographs and their corresponding masks. It is quite unlikely that perfect masks will be drawn, especially at the edges of objects, and sometimes the amount of data…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-02 Matias Oscar Volman Stern , Dominic Hohs , Andreas Jansche , Timo Bernthaler , Gerhard Schneider

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have the capability of synthesizing images, which have been successfully applied to medical image synthesis tasks. However, most of existing methods merely consider the global contextual information…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-08-14 Tianyang Zhang , Huazhu Fu , Yitian Zhao , Jun Cheng , Mengjie Guo , Zaiwang Gu , Bing Yang , Yuting Xiao , Shenghua Gao , Jiang Liu