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Detecting COVID-19 in computed tomography (CT) or radiography images has been proposed as a supplement to the definitive RT-PCR test. We present a deep learning ensemble for detecting COVID-19 infection, combining slice-based (2D) and…

The advent of deep learning has significantly propelled the capabilities of automated medical image diagnosis, providing valuable tools and resources in the realm of healthcare and medical diagnostics. This research delves into the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-20 Ryan Donghan Kwon , Dohyun Lim , Yoonha Lee , Seung Won Lee

COVID-19 is a novel virus that attacks the upper respiratory tract and the lungs. Its person-to-person transmissibility is considerably rapid and this has caused serious problems in approximately every facet of individuals lives. While some…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-28 Abdolreza Marefat , Mahdieh Marefat , Javad Hasannataj Joloudari , Mohammad Ali Nematollahi , Reza Lashgari

Computed tomography is a method for synthesizing volumetric or cross-sectional images of an object from a collection of projections. Popular reconstruction methods for computed tomography are based on idealized models and assumptions that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-03-03 Frederik H. Pedersen , Jakob S. Jørgensen , Martin S. Andersen

The examination of chest X-ray images is a crucial component in detecting various thoracic illnesses. This study introduces a new image description generation model that integrates a Vision Transformer (ViT) encoder with cross-modal…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-24 Lakshita Agarwal , Bindu Verma

Lung infections, particularly pneumonia, pose serious health risks that can escalate rapidly, especially during pandemics. Accurate AI-based severity prediction from medical imaging is essential to support timely clinical decisions and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-09 Bouthaina Slika , Fadi Dornaika , Fares Bougourzi , Karim Hammoudi

We present MInDI-3D (Medical Inversion by Direct Iteration in 3D), the first 3D conditional diffusion-based model for real-world sparse-view Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) artefact removal, aiming to reduce imaging radiation exposure.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-10 Daniel Barco , Marc Stadelmann , Martin Oswald , Ivo Herzig , Lukas Lichtensteiger , Pascal Paysan , Igor Peterlik , Michal Walczak , Bjoern Menze , Frank-Peter Schilling

Deep learning-based automated diagnosis of lung cancer has emerged as a crucial advancement that enables healthcare professionals to detect and initiate treatment earlier. However, these models require extensive training datasets with…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Aryan Goyal , Ashish Mittal , Pranav Rao , Manoj Tadepalli , Preetham Putha

Given the prevalence of 3D medical imaging technologies such as MRI and CT that are widely used in diagnosing and treating diverse diseases, 3D segmentation is one of the fundamental tasks of medical image analysis. Recently,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-10 Yuhui Zhang , Shih-Cheng Huang , Zhengping Zhou , Matthew P. Lungren , Serena Yeung

Early diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases is crucial for their treatment, but even experienced physicians find it difficult, as their clinical manifestations are similar. In order to assist with the diagnosis, computer-aided diagnosis…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-12-13 Stergios Christodoulidis , Marios Anthimopoulos , Lukas Ebner , Andreas Christe , Stavroula Mougiakakou

As Computed Tomography (CT) scans are an essential medical test, many techniques have been proposed to reconstruct high-quality images using a smaller amount of radiation. One approach is to employ algebraic factorization methods to…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-07-04 Mónica Chillarón , Gregorio Quintana-Ortí , Vicente Vidal , Gumersindo Verdú

Deep learning-based 3-dimensional (3D) shape reconstruction from 2-dimensional (2D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become increasingly important in medical disease diagnosis, treatment planning, and computational modeling. This review…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-03 Emma McMillian , Abhirup Banerjee , Alfonso Bueno-Orovio

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) offers advantages over conventional fan-beam CT in that it requires a shorter time and less exposure to obtain images. CBCT has found a wide variety of applications in patient positioning for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-07-01 S. Kida , S. Kaji , K. Nawa , T. Imae , T. Nakamoto , S. Ozaki , T. Ohta , Y. Nozawa , K. Nakagawa

Chest X-ray is one of the most widespread examinations of the human body. In interventional radiology, its use is frequently associated with the need to visualize various tube-like objects, such as puncture needles, guiding sheaths, wires,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-15 Ilyas Sirazitdinov , Heinrich Schulz , Axel Saalbach , Steffen Renisch , Dmitry V. Dylov

Computed tomography (CT) involves a patient's exposure to ionizing radiation. To reduce the radiation dose, we can either lower the X-ray photon count or down-sample projection views. However, either of the ways often compromises image…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-12 Wenjun Xia , Yongyi Shi , Chuang Niu , Wenxiang Cong , Ge Wang

Chest X-ray is the most common test among medical imaging modalities. It is applied for detection and differentiation of, among others, lung cancer, tuberculosis, and pneumonia, the last with importance due to the COVID-19 disease.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-24 Gusztáv Gaál , Balázs Maga , András Lukács

CT scans are the standard-of-care for many clinical ailments, and are needed for treatments like external beam radiotherapy. Unfortunately, CT scanners are rare in low and mid-resource settings due to their costs. Planar X-ray radiography…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-07 Yiran Sun , Tucker Netherton , Laurence Court , Ashok Veeraraghavan , Guha Balakrishnan

English: This paper concerns the image reconstruction from a few projections in Computed Tomography (CT). The main objective of this paper is to show that the problem is so ill posed that no classical method, such as analytical methods…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2007-05-23 Ali Mohammad-Djafari

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,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-12 Shuangqin Cheng , Qingliang Chen , Qiyi Zhang , Ming Li , Yamuhanmode Alike , Kaile Su , Pengcheng Wen

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