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Magnetic resonance (MR) images collected in 2D scanning protocols typically have large inter-slice spacing, resulting in high in-plane resolution but reduced through-plane resolution. Super-resolution techniques can reduce the inter-slice…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-18 Xin Wang , Zhenrong Shen , Zhiyun Song , Sheng Wang , Mengjun Liu , Lichi Zhang , Kai Xuan , Qian Wang

Nyquist ghost artifacts in EPI are originated from phase mismatch between the even and odd echoes. However, conventional correction methods using reference scans often produce erroneous results especially in high-field MRI due to the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-10-16 Juyoung Lee , Yoseob Han , Jae-Kyun Ryu , Jang-Yeon Park , Jong Chul Ye

Purpose: To introduce a novel reconstruction method for simultaneous multi-slice (SMS) accelerated multi shot diffusion weighted imaging (ms-DWI). Methods: SMS acceleration using blipped CAIPI schemes have been proposed to speed up the…

Medical Physics · Physics 2019-01-08 Merry Mani , Mathews Jacob , Graeme McKinnon , Baolian Yang , Brian Rutt , Adam Kerr , Vincent Magnotta

3D multi-slab acquisitions are an appealing approach for diffusion MRI because they are compatible with the imaging regime delivering optimal SNR efficiency. In conventional 3D multi-slab imaging, shot-to-shot phase variations caused by…

Medical Physics · Physics 2024-11-26 Ziyu Li , Karla L. Miller , Xi Chen , Mark Chiew , Wenchuan Wu

A brain-computer interface (BCI) based on the motor imagery (MI) paradigm translates one's motor intention into a control signal by classifying the Electroencephalogram (EEG) signal of different tasks. However, most existing systems either…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-07-27 Eitan Netzer , Alex Frid , Dan Feldman

Reducing the scanning time of very-low field (VLF) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, commonly employed for stroke diagnosis, can enhance patient comfort and operational efficiency. The conventional parallel imaging (PI) technique…

Medical Physics · Physics 2025-12-24 Lei Yang , Wei He , Sheng Shen , Yucheng He , Jiamin Wu , Zheng Xu

Quasiparticle interference (QPI) imaging is a powerful tool for probing electronic structures in quantum materials, but extracting the single-scatterer QPI pattern (i.e., the kernel) from a multi-scatterer image remains a fundamentally…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-16 Yingshuai Ji , Haomin Zhuang , Matthew Toole , James McKenzie , Xiaolong Liu , Xiangliang Zhang

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

Balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP) can be used as an alternative to gradient-echo (GE) EPI for BOLD functional MRI when image distortions and signal drop-outs are severe such as at ultra-high field. However, 3D-bSSFP acquisitions…

Medical Physics · Physics 2019-06-26 Olivier Reynaud , Analina R. da Silva , Rolf Gruetter , Ileana O. Jelescu

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…

Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) has developed over the last few decades into a valuable crystallographic characterisation method for a wide range of sample types. Despite these advances, issues such as the complexity of sample…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-17 Zoë Broad , Alex W. Robinson , Jack Wells , Daniel Nicholls , Amirafshar Moshtaghpour , Angus I. Kirkland , Nigel D. Browning

Electromagnetic (EM) imaging is an important tool for non-invasive sensing with low-cost and portable devices. One emerging application is EM stroke imaging, which enables early diagnosis and continuous monitoring of brain strokes.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-08 Rui Guo , Yi Zhang , Yhonatan Kvich , Tianyao Huang , Maokun Li , Yonina C. Eldar

In this paper, we propose a method for denoising diffusion-weighted images (DWI) of the brain using a convolutional neural network trained on realistic, synthetic MR data. We compare our results to averaging of repeated scans, a widespread…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-02 Jakub Jurek , Andrzej Materka , Kamil Ludwisiak , Agata Majos , Kamil Gorczewski , Kamil Cepuch , Agata Zawadzka

Diffusion MRI (dMRI) provides the ability to reconstruct neuronal fibers in the brain, $\textit{in vivo}$, by measuring water diffusion along angular gradient directions in q-space. High angular resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI) can…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2018-05-30 Evan Schwab , René Vidal , Nicolas Charon

Correlation Plenoptic Imaging (CPI) is a novel technological imaging modality enabling to overcome drawbacks of standard plenoptic devices, while preserving their advantages. However, a major challenge in view of real-time application of…

Quantitative phase imaging (QPI) is a label-free technique that provides optical path length information for transparent specimens, finding utility in biology, materials science, and engineering. Here, we present quantitative phase imaging…

Despite offering high sensitivity, a high signal-to-noise ratio, and a broad spectral range, single-pixel imaging (SPI) is limited by low measurement efficiency and long data-acquisition times. To address this, we propose a…

Purpose: This work aims to raise a novel design for navigator-free multiband (MB) multishot uniform-density spiral (UDS) acquisition and reconstruction, and to demonstrate its utility for high-efficiency, high-resolution diffusion imaging.…

Medical Physics · Physics 2024-07-31 Yuancheng Jiang , Guangqi Li , Xin Shao , Hua Guo

In diffusion MRI (dMRI), a good sampling scheme is important for efficient acquisition and robust reconstruction. Diffusion weighted signal is normally acquired on single or multiple shells in q-space. Signal samples are typically…

Medical Physics · Physics 2017-09-26 Jian Cheng , Dinggang Shen , Pew-Thian Yap , Peter J. Basser

Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology enables direct interaction between humans and computers by analyzing brain signals. Electroencephalogram (EEG) is one of the non-invasive tools used in BCI systems, providing high temporal…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-18 Hyeon-Taek Han , Dae-Hyeok Lee , Heon-Gyu Kwak