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Chest computed tomography (CT) imaging adds valuable insight in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary infectious diseases, like tuberculosis (TB). However, due to the cost and resource limitations, only X-ray images may be available for…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-16 Elena Sizikova , Xu Cao , Ashia Lewis , Kenny Moise , Megan Coffee

This paper proposes a novel, unsupervised super-resolution (SR) approach for performing the SR of a clinical CT into the resolution level of a micro CT ($\mu$CT). The precise non-invasive diagnosis of lung cancer typically utilizes clinical…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-22 Tong Zheng , Hirohisa Oda , Masahiro Oda , Shota Nakamura , Masaki Mori , Hirotsugu Takabatake , Hiroshi Natori , Kensaku Mori

In the context of lung ultrasound, the detection of B-lines, which are indicative of interstitial lung disease and pulmonary edema, plays a pivotal role in clinical diagnosis. Current methods still rely on visual inspection by experts.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-14 Tianqi Yang , Nantheera Anantrasirichai , Oktay Karakuş , Marco Allinovi , Hatice Ceylan Koydemir , Alin Achim

Imaging is of great importance in everyday life and various fields of science and technology. Conventional imaging is achieved by bending light rays originating from an object with a lens. Such ray bending requires space-variant structures,…

Optics · Physics 2023-10-02 Wenzhe Liu , Jingguang Chen , Tongyu Li , Zhe Zhang , Fang Guan , Lei Shi , Jian Zi , C. T. Chan

In our comprehensive experiments and evaluations, we show that it is possible to generate multiple contrast (even all synthetically) and use synthetically generated images to train an image segmentation engine. We showed promising…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-07 Ismail Irmakci , Zeki Emre Unel , Nazli Ikizler-Cinbis , Ulas Bagci

Lung cancer remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, making early diagnosis critical for improving therapeutic outcomes and patient prognosis. Computer-aided diagnosis systems, which analyze computed…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-23 Guohui Cai , Ying Cai , Zeyu Zhang , Yuanzhouhan Cao , Lin Wu , Daji Ergu , Zhinbin Liao , Yang Zhao

Computed Tomography (CT) is a vital diagnostic tool in clinical practice, yet the health risks associated with ionizing radiation cannot be overlooked. Low-dose CT (LDCT) helps mitigate radiation exposure but simultaneously leads to reduced…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-20 Guoliang Gong , Man Yu

Late gadolinium enhancement MRI (LGE MRI) is the gold standard for the detection of myocardial scars for post myocardial infarction (MI). LGE MRI requires the injection of a contrast agent, which carries potential side effects and increases…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-10 Guang Yang , Jingkun Chen , Xicheng Sheng , Shan Yang , Xiahai Zhuang , Betty Raman , Lei Li , Vicente Grau

Multi-modality cardiac imaging plays a key role in the management of patients with cardiovascular diseases. It allows a combination of complementary anatomical, morphological and functional information, increases diagnosis accuracy, and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-30 Lei Li , Wangbin Ding , Liqun Huang , Xiahai Zhuang , Vicente Grau

The evaluation of infectious disease processes on radiologic images is an important and challenging task in medical image analysis. Pulmonary infections can often be best imaged and evaluated through computed tomography (CT) scans, which…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-24 Ashia Lewis , Evanjelin Mahmoodi , Yuyue Zhou , Megan Coffee , Elena Sizikova

Lung cancer remains one of the most common and deadliest forms of cancer worldwide. The likelihood of successful treatment depends strongly on the stage at which the disease is diagnosed. Therefore, early detection of lung cancer represents…

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The quality of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is susceptible to respiratory motion artifacts. The model robustness of automated segmentation techniques in face of real-world respiratory motion artifacts is unclear. This manuscript…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-13 Shuo Wang , Chen Qin , Chengyan Wang , Kang Wang , Haoran Wang , Chen Chen , Cheng Ouyang , Xutong Kuang , Chengliang Dai , Yuanhan Mo , Zhang Shi , Chenchen Dai , Xinrong Chen , He Wang , Wenjia Bai

Computerized tomography (CT) has been used for decades by medical professionals to detect and diagnose injuries and ailments. CT scanners are based on interesting physics, but due to their bulk, cost, and safety, hands on experience with a…

Physics Education · Physics 2021-01-28 Vincent Daley , Owen Paetkau , Mark Paetkau

Multi-contrast MRI sequences allow for the acquisition of images with varying tissue contrast within a single scan. The resulting multi-contrast images can be used to extract quantitative information on tissue microstructure. To make such…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-08 Natascha Niessen , Carolin M. Pirkl , Ana Beatriz Solana , Hannah Eichhorn , Veronika Spieker , Wenqi Huang , Tim Sprenger , Marion I. Menzel , Julia A. Schnabel

Medical imaging is an essential tool in many areas of medical applications, used for both diagnosis and treatment. However, reading medical images and making diagnosis or treatment recommendations require specially trained medical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-03-13 Wentao Zhu

Ultrasound is one of the most frequently used imaging modality in medicine. The high spatial resolution, its interactive nature and non-invasiveness makes it the first choice in many examinations. Image interpretation is one of ultrasound's…

Pretrained segmentation models for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) struggle to generalize across different imaging sequences due to significant variations in image contrast. These variations arise from changes in imaging protocols,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-01 Yidong Zhao , Peter Kellman , Hui Xue , Tongyun Yang , Yi Zhang , Yuchi Han , Orlando Simonetti , Qian Tao

Transfer learning (TL) for medical image segmentation helps deep learning models achieve more accurate performances when there are scarce medical images. This study focuses on completing segmentation of the ribs from lung ultrasound images…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-06 Dorothy Cheng , Edmund Y. Lam

Gaseous microemboli (GME) represent a common complication of cardiac structural interventions across both surgical and transcatheter approaches. Transthoracic cardiac ultrasound imaging represents a convenient methodology to visualize the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-27 Andrea Angino , Ken Trotti , Diego Ulisse Pizzagalli , Rolf Krause , Tiziano Torre , Stefanos Demertzis

Multi-Classification Chest X-Ray Images are one of the most prevalent forms of radiological examination used for diagnosing thoracic diseases. In this study, we offer a concise overview of several methods employed for tackling this task,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-19 Santiago Martínez Novoa , María Catalina Ibáñez , Lina Gómez Mesa , Jeremias Kramer