English
Related papers

Related papers: Denoising method for dynamic contrast-enhanced CT …

200 papers

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images are problematic in clinical medicine because of their low contrast and high artifact content compared with conventional CT images. Although there are some studies to improve image quality, in…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-30 Naruki Murahashi , Mitsuhiro Nakamura , Megumi Nakao

Traditional model-based image reconstruction (MBIR) methods combine forward and noise models with simple object priors. Recent application of deep learning methods for image reconstruction provides a successful data-driven approach to…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-20 Ling Chen , Zhishen Huang , Yong Long , Saiprasad Ravishankar

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is critical for minimizing radiation exposure, but it often leads to increased noise and reduced image quality. Traditional denoising methods, such as iterative optimization or supervised learning, often…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Debopom Sutradhar , Ripon Kumar Debnath , Mohaimenul Azam Khan Raiaan , Yan Zhang , Reem E. Mohamed , Sami Azam

Arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI is a noninvasive technique for measuring quantitative cerebral blood flow (CBF), but the measurement is subject to a low signal-to-noise-ratio(SNR). Various post-processing methods have been proposed to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-01-31 Danfeng Xie , Li Bai , Ze Wang

Model-based optimization methods and discriminative learning methods have been the two dominant strategies for solving various inverse problems in low-level vision. Typically, those two kinds of methods have their respective merits and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-04-12 Kai Zhang , Wangmeng Zuo , Shuhang Gu , Lei Zhang

Recently, tremendous human-designed and automatically searched neural networks have been applied to image denoising. However, previous works intend to handle all noisy images in a pre-defined static network architecture, which inevitably…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-10-19 Zutao Jiang , Changlin Li , Xiaojun Chang , Jihua Zhu , Yi Yang

Building on crucial insights into the determining factors of the visual integrity of an image and the property of deep convolutional neural network (CNN), we have developed the Deep Feature Consistent Deep Image Transformation (DFC-DIT)…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-09-12 Xianxu Hou , Jiang Duan , Guoping Qiu

Purpose: To improve the quality of images obtained via dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) that include motion artifacts and blurring using a deep learning approach. Methods: A multi-channel convolutional neural network (MARC) based…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-03-02 Daiki Tamada , Marie-Luise Kromrey , Hiroshi Onishi , Utaroh Motosugi

Sparse-view computed tomography (CT) can be used to reduce radiation dose greatly but is suffers from severe image artifacts. Recently, the deep learning based method for sparse-view CT reconstruction has attracted a major attention.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-21 Wenjun Xia , Wenxiang Cong , Ge Wang

Denoising and demosaicking are essential yet correlated steps to reconstruct a full color image from the raw color filter array (CFA) data. By learning a deep convolutional neural network (CNN), significant progress has been achieved to…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-01 Shi Guo , Zhetong Liang , Lei Zhang

Purpose: This study aims to develop and validate a method for synthesizing 3D nephrographic phase images in CT urography (CTU) examinations using a diffusion model integrated with a Swin Transformer-based deep learning approach. Materials…

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging is a powerful diagnostic tool for assessing cardiac structure and function. However, traditional breath-held imaging protocols pose challenges for patients with arrhythmias or limited breath-holding…

The advancement of imaging devices and countless images generated everyday pose an increasingly high demand on image denoising, which still remains a challenging task in terms of both effectiveness and efficiency. To improve denoising…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-10 Zhaoming Kong , Fangxi Deng , Haomin Zhuang , Jun Yu , Lifang He , Xiaowei Yang

We consider image denoising using a nonlinear diffusion process, where we solve unsteady partial differential equations with nonlinear coefficients. The noised image is given as an initial condition, and nonlinear coefficients are used to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-05-14 Maria Vasilyeva , Aleksei Krasnikov , Kelum Gajamannage , Mehrube Mehrubeoglu

Objective: To develop an automatic image normalization algorithm for intensity correction of images from breast dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) acquired by different MRI scanners with various imaging…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-07-09 Jun Zhang , Ashirbani Saha , Brian J. Soher , Maciej A. Mazurowski

Medical image denoising is essential for improving image quality while minimizing the exposure of sensitive information, particularly when working with large-scale clinical datasets. This study explores distributed deep learning for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Sulaimon Oyeniyi Adebayo , Ayaz H. Khan

This study aims to improve photon counting CT (PCCT) image resolution using denoising diffusion probabilistic models (DDPM). Although DDPMs have shown superior performance when applied to various computer vision tasks, their effectiveness…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-29 Chuang Niu , Christopher Wiedeman , Mengzhou Li , Jonathan S Maltz , Ge Wang

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) denoising is an important problem in CT research. Compared to the normal dose CT (NDCT), LDCT images are subjected to severe noise and artifacts. Recently in many studies, vision transformers have shown…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-29 Dayang Wang , Fenglei Fan , Zhan Wu , Rui Liu , Fei Wang , Hengyong Yu

A method for perfusion imaging with DCE-MRI is developed based on two popular paradigms: the low-rank + sparse model for optimisation-based reconstruction, and the deep unfolding. A learnable algorithm derived from a proximal algorithm is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-28 Ondřej Mokrý , Jiří Vitouš , Pavel Rajmic , Radovan Jiřík

Multispectral computed tomography (CT) enables advanced material characterization by acquiring energy-resolved projection data. However, since the incoming X-ray flux is be distributed across multiple narrow energy bins, the photon count…