Related papers: CT-SGAN: Computed Tomography Synthesis GAN

Currently generative adversarial networks (GANs) are rarely applied to medical images of large sizes, especially 3D volumes, due to their large computational demand. We propose a novel multi-scale patch-based GAN approach to generate large…

Many CT slice images are stored with large slice intervals to reduce storage size in clinical practice. This leads to low resolution perpendicular to the slice images (i.e., z-axis), which is insufficient for 3D visualization or image…

Medical image synthesis has gained a great focus recently, especially after the introduction of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). GANs have been used widely to provide anatomically-plausible and diverse samples for augmentation and…

Deep learning has a great potential to alleviate diagnosis and prognosis for various clinical procedures. However, the lack of a sufficient number of medical images is the most common obstacle in conducting image-based analysis using deep…

One of the most challenging aspects of medical image analysis is the lack of a high quantity of annotated data. This makes it difficult for deep learning algorithms to perform well due to a lack of variations in the input space. While…

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…

Remarkable progress has been achieved in synthesizing photo-realistic images with generative adversarial networks (GANs). Recently, GANs are utilized as the training sample generator when obtaining or storing real training data is expensive…

Currently, MRI-only radiotherapy (RT) eliminates some of the concerns about using CT images in RT chains such as the registration of MR images to a separate CT, extra dose delivery, and the additional cost of repeated imaging. However, one…

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have been used widely to generate large volumes of synthetic data. This data is being utilized for augmenting with real examples in order to train deep Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Studies…

The sharing of medical imaging datasets between institutions, and even inside the same institution, is limited by various regulations/legal barriers. Although these limitations are necessities for protecting patient privacy and setting…

Generative image models have achieved remarkable progress in both natural and medical imaging. In the medical context, these techniques offer a potential solution to data scarcity-especially for low-prevalence anomalies that impair the…

Imbalanced image datasets are commonly available in the domain of biomedical image analysis. Biomedical images contain diversified features that are significant in predicting targeted diseases. Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) are…

Lung cancer is one of the prevalence diseases in the world which cause many deaths. Detecting early stages of lung cancer is so necessary. So, modeling and simulating some intelligent medical systems is an essential which can help…

The ability to detect manipulated visual content is becoming increasingly important in many application fields, given the rapid advances in image synthesis methods. Of particular concern is the possibility of modifying the content of…

The usage of medical image data for the training of large-scale machine learning approaches is particularly challenging due to its scarce availability and the costly generation of data annotations, typically requiring the engagement of…

In this research, we introduce an innovative method for synthesizing medical images using generative adversarial networks (GANs). Our proposed GANs method demonstrates the capability to produce realistic synthetic images even when trained…

Deep learning techniques, particularly convolutional neural networks (CNNs), have gained traction for synthetic computed tomography (sCT) generation from Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and PET. In…

Computed tomography (CT) provides highly detailed three-dimensional (3D) medical images but is costly, time-consuming, and often inaccessible in intraoperative settings (Organization et al. 2011). Recent advancements have explored…

Computed Tomography (CT) is a medical imaging modality that can generate more informative 3D images than 2D X-rays. However, this advantage comes at the expense of more radiation exposure, higher costs, and longer acquisition time. Hence,…

Medical image synthesis generates additional imaging modalities that are costly, invasive or harmful to acquire, which helps to facilitate the clinical workflow. When training pairs are substantially misaligned (e.g., lung MRI-CT pairs with…