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With the increasing popularity of PET-MR scanners in clinical applications, synthesis of CT images from MR has been an important research topic. Accurate PET image reconstruction requires attenuation correction, which is based on the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-07-31 Snehashis Roy , John A. Butman , Dzung L. Pham

Accurate MR-to-CT synthesis is a requirement for MR-only workflows in radiotherapy (RT) treatment planning. In recent years, deep learning-based approaches have shown impressive results in this field. However, to prevent downstream errors…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-11-13 Louis D. van Harten , Jelmer M. Wolterink , Joost J. C. Verhoeff , Ivana Išgum

The generation of synthetic CT (sCT) images from cone-beam CT (CBCT) data using deep learning methodologies represents a significant advancement in radiation oncology. This systematic review, following PRISMA guidelines and using the PICO…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-27 Alzahra Altalib , Scott McGregor , Chunhui Li , Alessandro Perelli

MRI-guided radiation treatment planning is widely applied because of its superior soft-tissue contrast and no ionization radiation compared to CT-based planning. In this regard, synthetic CT (sCT) images should be generated from the…

Medical Physics · Physics 2021-05-14 Abbas Bahrami , Alireza Karimian , Hossein Arabi

Recently, more and more attention is drawn to the field of medical image synthesis across modalities. Among them, the synthesis of computed tomography (CT) image from T1-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) image is of great importance,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-11-10 Lei Xiang , Qian Wang , Xiyao Jin , Dong Nie , Yu Qiao , Dinggang Shen

In the field of radiotherapy, accurate imaging and image registration are of utmost importance for precise treatment planning. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) offers detailed imaging without being invasive and excels in soft-tissue…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-29 Saba Nikbakhsh , Lachin Naghashyar , Morteza Valizadeh , Mehdi Chehel Amirani

Computer-Assisted Interventions enable clinicians to perform precise, minimally invasive procedures, often relying on advanced imaging methods. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) can be used to facilitate computer-assisted interventions,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-04 Maximilian E. Tschuchnig , Philipp Steininger , Michael Gadermayr

Computed tomography (CT) equivalent information is needed for attenuation correction in PET imaging and for dose planning in radiotherapy. Prior work has shown that Gaussian mixture models can be used to generate a substitute CT (s-CT)…

Applications · Statistics 2016-09-29 Anders Hildeman , David Bolin , Jonas Wallin , Adam Johansson , Tufve Nyholm , Thomas Asklund , Jun Yu

Radiotherapy workflows for oncological patients increasingly rely on multi-modal medical imaging, commonly involving both Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT). MRI-only treatment planning has emerged as an…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-25 Konstantinos Barmpounakis , Theodoros P. Vagenas , Maria Vakalopoulou , George K. Matsopoulos

Recently, a number of approaches to low-dose computed tomography (CT) have been developed and deployed in commercialized CT scanners. Tube current reduction is perhaps the most actively explored technology with advanced image reconstruction…

Medical Physics · Physics 2018-09-05 Hoyeon Lee , Jongha Lee , Hyeongseok Kim , Byungchul Cho , Seungryong Cho

Purpose: Different Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modalities of the same anatomical structure are required to present different pathological information from the physical level for diagnostic needs. However, it is often difficult to…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-15 Yuchen Fei , Bo Zhan , Mei Hong , Xi Wu , Jiliu Zhou , Yan Wang

Cross modal image syntheses is gaining significant interests for its ability to estimate target images of a different modality from a given set of source images,like estimating MR to MR, MR to CT, CT to PET etc, without the need for an…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-07-02 Deepa Gunashekar , Sailesh Conjeti , Abhijit Guha Roy , Nassir Navab , Kuangyu Shi

Accurate synthesis of computed tomography (CT) images from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is clinically valuable for cranial applications such as attenuation correction, radiotherapy planning, and image-guided interventions. However,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-05 Zhuoyao Xin , Yiren Zhang , Christopher Wu , Dong Liu , Chunming Gu , Elena Greco , Erik H. Middlebrooks , Jun Hua , Jia Guo

Image segmentation, real-value prediction, and cross-modal translation are critical challenges in medical imaging. In this study, we propose a versatile multi-task neural network framework, based on an enhanced Transformer U-Net…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-19 Zhuoyao Xin , Christopher Wu , Dong Liu , Chunming Gu , Jia Guo , Jun Hua

In this work, we present a method for synthetic CT (sCT) generation from zero-echo-time (ZTE) MRI aimed at structural and quantitative accuracies of the image, with a particular focus on the accurate bone density value prediction. We…

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

Recent advances in Vision Transformers (ViTs) have significantly enhanced medical image segmentation by facilitating the learning of global relationships. However, these methods face a notable challenge in capturing diverse local and global…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-11 Szymon Płotka , Maciej Chrabaszcz , Przemyslaw Biecek

Undersampled CT volumes minimize acquisition time and radiation exposure but introduce artifacts degrading image quality and diagnostic utility. Reducing these artifacts is critical for high-quality imaging. We propose a computationally…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Johannes Thalhammer , Tina Dorosti , Sebastian Peterhansl , Daniela Pfeiffer , Franz Pfeiffer , Florian Schaff

CT is commonly used in orthopedic procedures. MRI is used along with CT to identify muscle structures and diagnose osteonecrosis due to its superior soft tissue contrast. However, MRI has poor contrast for bone structures. Clearly, it would…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-08-01 Yuta Hiasa , Yoshito Otake , Masaki Takao , Takumi Matsuoka , Kazuma Takashima , Jerry L. Prince , Nobuhiko Sugano , Yoshinobu Sato

MR imaging will play a very important role in radiotherapy treatment planning for segmentation of tumor volumes and organs. However, the use of MR-based radiotherapy is limited because of the high cost and the increased use of metal…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-09-05 Cheng-Bin Jin , Hakil Kim , Wonmo Jung , Seongsu Joo , Ensik Park , Ahn Young Saem , In Ho Han , Jae Il Lee , Xuenan Cui