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We develop and approach to unsupervised semantic medical image segmentation that extends previous work with generative adversarial networks. We use existing edge detection methods to construct simple edge diagrams, train a generative model…

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MR imaging is a valuable diagnostic tool allowing to non-invasively visualize patient anatomy and pathology with high soft-tissue contrast. However, MRI acquisition is typically time-consuming, leading to patient discomfort and increased…

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Ultra-high field 7-tesla (7T) MRI improves visualization of multiple sclerosis (MS) white matter lesions (WML) but differs sufficiently in contrast and artifacts from 1.5-3T imaging - suggesting that widely used automated segmentation tools…

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Recent advances in transformer-based models have drawn attention to exploring these techniques in medical image segmentation, especially in conjunction with the U-Net model (or its variants), which has shown great success in medical image…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-22 Xiangyi Yan , Hao Tang , Shanlin Sun , Haoyu Ma , Deying Kong , Xiaohui Xie

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the brain can come in the form of different modalities such as T1-weighted and Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) which has been used to investigate a wide range of neurological disorders.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-12-11 Harrison Nguyen , Simon Luo , Fabio Ramos

U-Net has been the go-to architecture for medical image segmentation tasks, however computational challenges arise when extending the U-Net architecture to 3D images. We propose the Implicit U-Net architecture that adapts the efficient…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-01 Sergio Naval Marimont , Giacomo Tarroni

High-resolution magnetic resonance images can provide fine-grained anatomical information, but acquiring such data requires a long scanning time. In this paper, a framework called the Fused Attentive Generative Adversarial Networks(FA-GAN)…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-29 Mingfeng Jiang , Minghao Zhi , Liying Wei , Xiaocheng Yang , Jucheng Zhang , Yongming Li , Pin Wang , Jiahao Huang , Guang Yang

Magnetic resonance imaging plays an important role in computer-aided diagnosis and brain exploration. However, limited by hardware, scanning time and cost, it's challenging to acquire high-resolution (HR) magnetic resonance (MR) image…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-10 Senrong You , Yong Liu , Baiying Lei , Shuqiang Wang

Because of the necessity to obtain high-quality images with minimal radiation doses, such as in low-field magnetic resonance imaging, super-resolution reconstruction in medical imaging has become more popular (MRI). However, due to the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-27 Weizhi Du , Harvery Tian

Classification and segmentation are crucial in medical image analysis as they enable accurate diagnosis and disease monitoring. However, current methods often prioritize the mutual learning features and shared model parameters, while…

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Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been applied to various automatic image segmentation tasks in medical image analysis, including brain MRI segmentation. Generative adversarial networks have recently gained popularity because of…

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Synthesizing high-quality images from low-field MRI holds significant potential. Low-field MRI is cheaper, more accessible, and safer, but suffers from low resolution and poor signal-to-noise ratio. This synthesis process can reduce…

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Forensic science heavily relies on analyzing latent fingerprints, which are crucial for criminal investigations. However, various challenges, such as background noise, overlapping prints, and contamination, make the identification process…

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Ultra-low field magnetic resonance imaging(ULF-MRI) systems operating in open environments are highly susceptible to composite electromagnetic interference(EMI). Different imaging channels respond non-uniformly to EMI owing to their…

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Portable ultra-low field MRI (ULF-MRI) systems operated in unshielded environments are susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI). Subject presence in the imaging region will lead to substantial noise increases, yet the dominant…

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In this paper, we explore the capabilities of a number of deep neural network models in generating whole-brain 3T-like MR images from clinical 1.5T MRIs. The models include a fully convolutional network (FCN) method and three…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-13 Binhua Liao , Yani Chen , Zhewei Wang , Charles D. Smith , Jundong Liu

Purpose: The objective of this work is to introduce an advanced framework designed to enhance ultrasound images, especially those captured by portable hand-held devices, which often produce lower quality images due to hardware constraints.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-19 Shreeram Athreya , Ashwath Radhachandran , Vedrana Ivezić , Vivek Sant , Corey W. Arnold , William Speier

Multi-modality magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is essential for the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors. However, missing modalities are commonly observed due to limitations in scan time, scan corruption, artifacts, motion, and…

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Medical ultrasound provides images which are the spatial map of the tissue echogenicity. Unfortunately, an ultrasound image is a low-quality version of the expected Tissue Reflectivity Function (TRF) mainly due to the non-ideal Point Spread…

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Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging is a critical technology widely used in medical diagnostics. However, traditional 3D ultrasound imaging methods have limitations such as fixed resolution, low storage efficiency, and insufficient…

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