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Dual-Layer Detector Head CT to Maintain Image Quality While Reducing the Radiation Dose in Pediatric Patients.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology [AJNR Am J Neuroradiol] 2023 Oct; Vol. 44 (10), pp. 1212-1218. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 21.
Abstract: Background and Purpose: Radiation exposure in the CT diagnostic imaging process is a conspicuous concern in pediatric patients. This study aimed to evaluate whether 60-keV virtual monoenergetic images of the pediatric cranium in dual-layer CT can reduc...
Simultaneous multislice imaging with slice-specific z-shim.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Magnetic resonance in medicine [Magn Reson Med] 2023 Aug; Vol. 90 (2), pp. 633-642. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 24.
Abstract: Purpose: To implement slice-specific z-shim in simultaneous multislice (SMS) imaging in order to minimize signal losses in slice-accelerated T 2 *-weighted acquisitions, such as for spinal cord functional neuroimaging.Methods: The RF envelopes of the i...
State-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging sequences for pediatric body imaging.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Pediatric radiology [Pediatr Radiol] 2023 Jun; Vol. 53 (7), pp. 1285-1299. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 18.
Abstract: Longer examination time, need for anesthesia in smaller children and the inability of most children to hold their breath are major limitations of MRI in pediatric body imaging. Fortunately, with technical advances, many new and upcoming MRI sequences a...
An Underwater Image Enhancement Method for a Preprocessing Framework Based on Generative Adversarial Network.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) [Sensors (Basel)] 2023 Jun 21; Vol. 23 (13). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 21.
Abstract: This paper presents an efficient underwater image enhancement method, named ECO-GAN, to address the challenges of color distortion, low contrast, and motion blur in underwater robot photography. The proposed method is built upon a preprocessing framewo...
Brain image quality according to beam collimation width and image reconstruction algorithm: A phantom study.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB) [Phys Med] 2023 Apr; Vol. 108, pp. 102558. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 09.
Abstract: Purpose: To compare quantitatively and qualitatively brain image quality acquired in helical and axial modes on two wide collimation CT systems according to the dose level and algorithm used.Methods: Acquisitions were performed on an image quality and ...
Retinal image enhancement based on color dominance of image.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 May 03; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 7172. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 03.
Abstract: Real-time fundus images captured to detect multiple diseases are prone to different quality issues like illumination, noise, etc., resulting in less visibility of anomalies. So, enhancing the retinal fundus images is essential for a better prediction r...
Calcium image analysis in the moving gut.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Neurogastroenterology and motility [Neurogastroenterol Motil] 2023 Dec; Vol. 35 (12), pp. e14678. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 22.
Abstract: Background: The neural control of gastrointestinal muscle relies on circuit activity whose underlying motifs remain limited by small-sample calcium imaging recordings confounded by motion artifact, paralytics, and muscle dissections. We present a seque...
Denoising diffusion-based MRI to CT image translation enables automated spinal segmentation.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): European radiology experimental [Eur Radiol Exp] 2023 Nov 14; Vol. 7 (1), pp. 70. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 14.
Abstract: Background: Automated segmentation of spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a vital role both scientifically and clinically. However, accurately delineating posterior spine structures is challenging.Methods: This retrospective study, approved b...
Image Improved Intravoxel Incoherent Motion MRI With Optimized Trigger Delays Based on Strain Curve Analysis to Evaluate Myocardial Microvascular Dysfunction of Exertional Heat Illness.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI [J Magn Reson Imaging] 2023 Dec; Vol. 58 (6), pp. 1785-1796. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 21.
Abstract: Background: Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MRI has not been widely used and its role in evaluating exertional heat illness (EHI)-related myocardial involvement remains unknown.Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of strain curve-derived trigger...
Plane invariant segmentation of computed tomography images through weighted cross entropy optimized conditional GANs in compressed formats.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Medical & biological engineering & computing [Med Biol Eng Comput] 2023 Oct; Vol. 61 (10), pp. 2677-2697. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 10.
Abstract: Computed tomography (CT) scan provides first-hand knowledge to doctors to identify an ailment. Deep neural networks help enhance image understanding through segmentation and labeling. In this work, we implement two variants of Pix2Pix generative advers...