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One of the main drawback of diffusion models is the slow inference time for image generation. Among the most successful approaches to addressing this problem are distillation methods. However, these methods require considerable…

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Deep learning has shown great potential in accelerating diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Nevertheless, existing methods tend to suffer from Rician noise and eddy current, leading to detail loss in reconstructing the DTI-derived parametric…

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Purpose: To propose a self-supervised deep learning-based compressed sensing MRI (DL-based CS-MRI) method named "Adaptive Self-Supervised Consistency Guided Diffusion Model (ASSCGD)" to accelerate data acquisition without requiring fully…

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Diffusion MRI is commonly performed using echo-planar imaging (EPI) due to its rapid acquisition time. However, the resolution of diffusion-weighted images is often limited by magnetic field inhomogeneity-related artifacts and blurring…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-26 Jaejin Cho , Yohan Jun , Xiaoqing Wang , Caique Kobayashi , Berkin Bilgic

Variations in Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners and acquisition protocols cause distribution shifts that degrade reconstruction performance on unseen data. Test-time adaptation (TTA) offers a promising solution to address this…

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder in which pathological changes begin many years before the onset of clinical symptoms, making early detection essential for timely intervention. T1-weighted (T1w) Magnetic…

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Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (DMRI) is an effective imaging tool for diagnosis tasks that require motion tracking of a certain anatomy. To speed up DMRI acquisition, k-space measurements are commonly undersampled along spatial or…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-20 Di Xu , Hengjie Liu , Dan Ruan , Ke Sheng

Fiber tractography is an important tool of computational neuroscience that enables reconstructing the spatial connectivity and organization of white matter of the brain. Fiber tractography takes advantage of diffusion Magnetic Resonance…

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Diffusion MRI offers a unique probe into neural microstructure and connectivity in the developing brain. However, analysis of neonatal brain imaging data is complicated by inevitable subject motion, leading to a series of scattered slices…

Multi-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most common management tool used to characterize neurological disorders based on brain tissue contrasts. However, acquiring high-resolution MRI scans is time-consuming and infeasible…

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Spin-echo functional MRI (SE-fMRI) has the potential to improve spatial specificity when compared to gradient-echo fMRI. However, high spatiotemporal resolution SE-fMRI with large slice-coverage is challenging as SE-fMRI requires a long…

Fiber orientation distribution (FOD) is an advanced diffusion MRI modeling technique that represents complex white matter fiber configurations, and a key step for subsequent brain tractography and connectome analysis. Its reliability and…

Purpose: To propose a domain-conditioned and temporal-guided diffusion modeling method, termed dynamic Diffusion Modeling (dDiMo), for accelerated dynamic MRI reconstruction, enabling diffusion process to characterize spatiotemporal…

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We introduce wave encoded acquisition and reconstruction techniques for highly accelerated echo planar imaging (EPI) with reduced g-factor penalty and image artifacts. Wave-EPI involves playing sinusoidal gradients during the EPI readout…

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Blind face restoration (BFR) is a highly challenging problem due to the uncertainty of degradation patterns. Current methods have low generalization across photorealistic and heterogeneous domains. In this paper, we propose a…

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The currently limited quality of accelerated cardiac cine reconstruction may potentially be improved by the emerging diffusion models, but the clinically unacceptable long processing time poses a challenge. We aim to develop a clinically…

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Prior work on the Image Quality Transfer on Diffusion MRI (dMRI) has shown significant improvement over traditional interpolation methods. However, the difficulty in obtaining ultra-high resolution Diffusion MRI scans poses a problem in…

Purpose: The expanded encoding model incorporates spatially- and time-varying field perturbations for correction during reconstruction. So far, these reconstructions have used the conjugate gradient method with early stopping used as…

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) imaging is a critical tool for diagnosing and managing cardiovascular disease, yet its utility is often limited by the sparse acquisition of 2D short-axis slices, resulting in incomplete volumetric…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-22 Niklas Bubeck , Suprosanna Shit , Chen Chen , Can Zhao , Pengfei Guo , Dong Yang , Georg Zitzlsberger , Daguang Xu , Bernhard Kainz , Daniel Rueckert , Jiazhen Pan

Reconstructing high-fidelity magnetic resonance (MR) images from under-sampled k-space is a commonly used strategy to reduce scan time. The posterior sampling of diffusion models based on the real measurement data holds significant promise…

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