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X-Ray based computed tomography (CT) is a well-established technique for determining the three-dimensional structure of an object from its two-dimensional projections. In the past few decades, there have been significant advancements in the…

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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a cardiovascular condition with high morbidity and mortality. Intravascular optical coherence tomography (IVOCT) has been considered as an optimal imagining system for the diagnosis and treatment of CAD.…

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The inversion of linear systems is a fundamental step in many inverse problems. Computational challenges exist when trying to invert large linear systems, where limited computing resources mean that only part of the system can be kept in…

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Multi-material decomposition (MMD) enables quantitative reconstruction of tissue compositions in the human body, supporting a wide range of clinical applications. However, traditional MMD typically requires spectral CT scanners and…

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Purpose: To systematically investigate the influence of various data consistency layers, (semi-)supervised learning and ensembling strategies, defined in a $\Sigma$-net, for accelerated parallel MR image reconstruction using deep learning.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-20 Kerstin Hammernik , Jo Schlemper , Chen Qin , Jinming Duan , Ronald M. Summers , Daniel Rueckert

X-ray scatter has been a serious concern in computed tomography (CT), leading to image artifacts and distortion of CT values. The linear Boltzmann transport equation (LBTE) is recognized as a fast and accurate approach for scatter…

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Multi-modality (or multi-channel) imaging is becoming increasingly important and more widely available, e.g. hyperspectral imaging in remote sensing, spectral CT in material sciences as well as multi-contrast MRI and PET-MR in medicine.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-25 Leon Bungert , Matthias J. Ehrhardt

Spectral Computed Tomography (CT) is an emerging technology that enables to estimate the concentration of basis materials within a scanned object by exploiting different photon energy spectra. In this work, we aim at efficiently solving a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-26 Alessandro Perelli , Martin S. Andersen

For nonlinear multispectral computed tomography (CT), accurate and fast image reconstruction is challenging when the scanning geometries under different X-ray energy spectra are inconsistent or mismatched. Motivated by this, we propose an…

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Computed tomography (CT) has been developed as a non-destructive technique for observing minute internal images of samples. It has been difficult to obtain photo-realistic (clean or clear) CT images due to various unwanted artifacts…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-12 Kyungtaek Jun

The article presents an efficient image reconstruction algorithm for single scattering optical tomography (SSOT) in circular geometry of data acquisition. This novel medical imaging modality uses photons of light that scatter once in the…

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Dual energy CT (DECT) enhances tissue characterization because it can produce images of basis materials such as soft-tissue and bone. DECT is of great interest in applications to medical imaging, security inspection and nondestructive…

Medical Physics · Physics 2018-09-05 Qiaoqiao Ding , Tianye Niu , Xiaoqun Zhang , Yong Long

In this chapter a general mathematical model of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is presented on the basis of the electromagnetic theory. OCT produces high resolution images of the inner structure of biological tissues. Images are…

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We consider X-ray coherent scatter imaging, where the goal is to reconstruct momentum transfer profiles (spectral distributions) at each spatial location from multiplexed measurements of scatter. Each material is characterized by a unique…

Computed Tomography (CT) is widely used in engineering and medicine for imaging the interior of objects, patients, or animals. If the employed X-ray source is monoenergetic, image reconstruction essentially means the inversion of a ray…

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Objective: Quantitative technique based on In-line phase-contrast computed tomography with single scanning attracts more attention in application due to the flexibility of the implementation. However, the quantitative results usually suffer…

Medical Physics · Physics 2022-06-13 Suyu Liao , Shiwo Deng , Yining Zhu , Huitao Zhang , Peiping Zhu , Kai Zhang , Xing Zhao

This paper proposes a novel approach to spectral computed tomography (CT) material decomposition that uses the recent advances in generative diffusion models (DMs) for inverse problems. Spectral CT and more particularly photon-counting CT…

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is an emerging medical imaging modality for luminal organ diagnosis. The non-constant rotation speed of optical components in the OCT catheter tip causes rotational distortion in OCT volumetric scanning.…

Nowadays, the field computed tomography (CT) encompasses a large variety of settings, ranging from nanoscale to meter-sized objects imaged by different kinds of radiation in various acquisition modes. This experimental diversity challenges…

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Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) has shown great potential and promising applications in advanced imaging fields for its capabilities of material decomposition. However, image reconstructions and decompositions under sparse views…

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