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The improvement of computed tomography (CT) image resolution is beneficial to the subsequent medical diagnosis, but it is usually limited by the scanning devices and great expense. Convolutional neural network (CNN)-based methods have…

Medical Physics · Physics 2019-03-26 Chao Tang , Wenkun Zhang , Ziheng Li , Ailong Cai , Linyuan Wang , Lei Li , Ningning Liang , Bin Yan

Ultrasound computed tomography (USCT) is an emerging modality for breast imaging. Image reconstruction methods that incorporate accurate wave physics produce high resolution quantitative images of acoustic properties but are computationally…

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Computed tomography (CT) is a widely used imaging modality for medical diagnosis and treatment. In electroencephalography (EEG), CT imaging is necessary for co-registering with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and for creating more accurate…

Medical Physics · Physics 2019-06-12 Andreas D. Lauritzen , Xenophon Papademetris , Sergei Turovets , John A. Onofrey

In computer-assisted orthodontics, three-dimensional tooth models are required for many medical treatments. Tooth segmentation from cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images is a crucial step in constructing the models. However, CBCT…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-06 Jiaxiang Liu , Tianxiang Hu , Yang Feng , Wanghui Ding , Zuozhu Liu

Computed tomography is widely used to examine internal structures in a non-destructive manner. To obtain high-quality reconstructions, one typically has to acquire a densely sampled trajectory to avoid angular undersampling. However, many…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-10 Haoyu Wei , Florian Schiffers , Tobias Würfl , Daming Shen , Daniel Kim , Aggelos K. Katsaggelos , Oliver Cossairt

Computed tomography (CT) is increasingly being used for cancer screening, such as early detection of lung cancer. However, CT studies have varying pixel spacing due to differences in acquisition parameters. Thick slice CTs have lower…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-07-19 Meng Li , Shiwen Shen , Wen Gao , William Hsu , Jason Cong

In this paper, we introduce silhouette tomography, a novel formulation of X-ray computed tomography that relies only on the geometry of the imaging system. We formulate silhouette tomography mathematically and provide a simple method for…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-13 Evan Bell , Michael T. McCann , Marc Klasky

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…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-29 Satoshi Kondo , Satoshi Kasai , Kousuke Hirasawa

Computed tomography (CT) is extensively used for accurate visualization and segmentation of organs and lesions. While deep learning models such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and vision transformers (ViTs) have significantly…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Yuheng Li , Yuxiang Lai , Maria Thor , Deborah Marshall , Zachary Buchwald , David S. Yu , Xiaofeng Yang

Tomography is the three-dimensional reconstruction of an object from images taken at different angles. The term classical tomography is used, when the imaging beam travels in straight lines through the object. This assumption is valid for…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2016-10-10 Paul Müller , Mirjam Schürmann , Jochen Guck

Spectral computed tomography (CT) has recently emerged as an advanced version of medical CT and significantly improves conventional (single-energy) CT. Spectral CT has two main forms: dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) and…

The radiation dose in computed tomography (CT) examinations is harmful for patients but can be significantly reduced by intuitively decreasing the number of projection views. Reducing projection views usually leads to severe aliasing…

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We introduce Diffusion Active Learning, a novel approach that combines generative diffusion modeling with data-driven sequential experimental design to adaptively acquire data for inverse problems. Although broadly applicable, we focus on…

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X-ray computed tomography (CT) reconstructs cross-sectional images from projection data. However, ionizing X-ray radiation associated with CT scanning might induce cancer and genetic damage. Therefore, the reduction of radiation dose has…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-09-13 Huidong Xie , Hongming Shan , Wenxiang Cong , Xiaohua Zhang , Shaohua Liu , Ruola Ning , Ge Wang

Computed tomography (CT) has been used worldwide as a non-invasive test to assist in diagnosis. However, the ionizing nature of X-ray exposure raises concerns about potential health risks such as cancer. The desire for lower radiation doses…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-01 Yucheng Lu , Zhixin Xu , Moon Hyung Choi , Jimin Kim , Seung-Won Jung

Purpose. Given the high level of expertise required for navigation and interpretation of ultrasound images, computational simulations can facilitate the training of such skills in virtual reality. With ray-tracing based simulations,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-22 Lin Zhang , Tiziano Portenier , Orcun Goksel

X-ray computed tomography (CT) is one of the most common imaging techniques used to diagnose various diseases in the medical field. Its high contrast sensitivity and spatial resolution allow the physician to observe details of body parts…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-03 Daeun Kyung , Kyungmin Jo , Jaegul Choo , Joonseok Lee , Edward Choi

This paper focuses on minimizing the time requirement for CT capture through innovative simultaneous x-ray capture method. The state-of-the-art CT imaging methodology captures a sequence of projections during which the internal organ…

Medical Physics · Physics 2014-04-03 Sajib Saha , Murat Tahtali , Andrew Lambert , Mark Pickering

This paper presents a method for improved analysis of objects with an axial symmetry using X-ray Computed Tomography (CT). Cylindrical coordinates about an axis fixed to the object form the most natural base to check certain characteristics…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-06 Wannes Goethals , Marjolein Heyndrickx , Matthieu Boone

Project ILATO focuses on Improving Limited Angle computed Tomography by Optical data integration in order to enhance image quality and shorten acquisition times in X-ray based industrial quality inspection. Limited angle computed tomography…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2014-04-29 Andreas Beyer , Hubert Mara , Susanne Krömker