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We introduce a diffusion-based cross-domain image translator in the absence of paired training data. Unlike GAN-based methods, our approach integrates diffusion models to learn the image translation process, allowing for more coverable…

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Explanation techniques that synthesize small, interpretable changes to a given image while producing desired changes in the model prediction have become popular for introspecting black-box models. Commonly referred to as counterfactuals,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-10-06 Jayaraman J. Thiagarajan , Vivek Narayanaswamy , Deepta Rajan , Jason Liang , Akshay Chaudhari , Andreas Spanias

The pose-guided person image generation task requires synthesizing photorealistic images of humans in arbitrary poses. The existing approaches use generative adversarial networks that do not necessarily maintain realistic textures or need…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-03-02 Ankan Kumar Bhunia , Salman Khan , Hisham Cholakkal , Rao Muhammad Anwer , Jorma Laaksonen , Mubarak Shah , Fahad Shahbaz Khan

Generative models capable of capturing nuanced clinical features in medical images hold great promise for facilitating clinical data sharing, enhancing rare disease datasets, and efficiently synthesizing annotated medical images at scale.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-23 Shenghuan Sun , Gregory M. Goldgof , Atul Butte , Ahmed M. Alaa

We investigate the utility of diffusion generative models to efficiently synthesise datasets that effectively train deep learning models for image analysis. Specifically, we propose novel $\Gamma$-distribution Latent Denoising Diffusion…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-01 David Stojanovski , Mariana da Silva , Pablo Lamata , Arian Beqiri , Alberto Gomez

Sparse-view Computed Tomography (CT) image reconstruction is a promising approach to reduce radiation exposure, but it inevitably leads to image degradation. Although diffusion model-based approaches are computationally expensive and suffer…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-15 Hanyu Chen , Zhixiu Hao , Lin Guo , Liying Xiao

The Latent Diffusion Model (LDM) has demonstrated strong capabilities in high-resolution image generation and has been widely employed for Pose-Guided Person Image Synthesis (PGPIS), yielding promising results. However, the compression…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-25 Jiaqi Liu , Jichao Zhang , Paolo Rota , Nicu Sebe

By decomposing the image formation process into a sequential application of denoising autoencoders, diffusion models (DMs) achieve state-of-the-art synthesis results on image data and beyond. Additionally, their formulation allows for a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-04-14 Robin Rombach , Andreas Blattmann , Dominik Lorenz , Patrick Esser , Björn Ommer

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, including cardiac MR, is prone to domain shift due to variations in imaging devices and acquisition protocols. This challenge limits the deployment of trained AI models in real-world scenarios, where…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Xin Ci Wong , Duygu Sarikaya , Kieran Zucker , Marc De Kamps , Nishant Ravikumar

Image generation is a prevailing technique for clinical data augmentation for advancing diagnostic accuracy and reducing healthcare disparities. Diffusion Model (DM) has become a leading method in generating synthetic medical images, but it…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-01 Ruichen Zhang , Yuguang Yao , Zhen Tan , Zhiming Li , Pan Wang , Huan Liu , Jingtong Hu , Sijia Liu , Tianlong Chen

Segmentation masks of pathological areas are useful in many medical applications, such as brain tumour and stroke management. Moreover, healthy counterfactuals of diseased images can be used to enhance radiologists' training files and to…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-02 Alessandro Fontanella , Grant Mair , Joanna Wardlaw , Emanuele Trucco , Amos Storkey

Low-field to high-field MRI synthesis has emerged as a cost-effective strategy to enhance image quality under hardware and acquisition constraints, particularly in scenarios where access to high-field scanners is limited or impractical.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-13 Zhenxuan Zhang , Peiyuan Jing , Ruicheng Yuan , Liwei Hu , Anbang Wang , Fanwen Wang , Yinzhe Wu , Kh Tohidul Islam , Zhaolin Chen , Zi Wang , Peter Lally , Guang Yang

Synthetic cardiac MRI (CMRI) generation has emerged as a promising strategy to overcome the scarcity of annotated medical imaging data. Recent advances in GANs, VAEs, diffusion probabilistic models, and flow-matching techniques aim to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-27 Ishan Kumarasinghe , Dasuni Kawya , Madhura Edirisooriya , Isuri Devindi , Isuru Nawinne , Vajira Thambawita

Histopathology image classification is crucial for the accurate identification and diagnosis of various diseases but requires large and diverse datasets. Obtaining such datasets, however, is often costly and time-consuming due to the need…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-25 Leire Benito-Del-Valle , Aitor Alvarez-Gila , Itziar Eguskiza , Cristina L. Saratxaga

In this paper, we present the Directly Denoising Diffusion Model (DDDM): a simple and generic approach for generating realistic images with few-step sampling, while multistep sampling is still preserved for better performance. DDDMs require…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-03 Dan Zhang , Jingjing Wang , Feng Luo

Seismic imaging from sparsely acquired data faces challenges such as low image quality, discontinuities, and migration swing artifacts. Existing convolutional neural network (CNN)-based methods struggle with complex feature distributions…

Geophysics · Physics 2024-08-01 Xingchen Shi , Shijun Cheng , Weijian Mao , Wei Ouyang

Recent work has showcased the significant potential of diffusion models in pose-guided person image synthesis. However, owing to the inconsistency in pose between the source and target images, synthesizing an image with a distinct pose,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-22 Fei Shen , Hu Ye , Jun Zhang , Cong Wang , Xiao Han , Wei Yang

Recent advances in Diffusion Probabilistic Models (DPMs) have set new standards in high-quality image synthesis. Yet, controlled generation remains challenging, particularly in sensitive areas such as medical imaging. Medical images feature…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-09 Sarah Cechnicka , Matthew Baugh , Weitong Zhang , Mischa Dombrowski , Zhe Li , Johannes C. Paetzold , Candice Roufosse , Bernhard Kainz

Image generation abilities of text-to-image diffusion models have significantly advanced, yielding highly photo-realistic images from descriptive text and increasing the viability of leveraging synthetic images to train computer vision…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-10 Jiahui Chen , Amy Zhang , Adriana Romero-Soriano

In this article, we present a Latent Diffusion Model (LDM) for the generation of brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), conditioning its generation based on pathology (Healthy, Glioblastoma, Sclerosis, Dementia) and acquisition modality…