A review of GPU-based medical image reconstruction

P Després, X Jia - Physica Medica, 2017 - Elsevier
Tomographic image reconstruction is a computationally demanding task, even more so
when advanced models are used to describe a more complete and accurate picture of the …

Livermore tomography tools: Accurate, fast, and flexible software for tomographic science

KM Champley, TM Willey, H Kim, K Bond, SM Glenn… - NDT & E …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper introduces the capabilities and availability of a customizable scientific software
package called Livermore Tomography Tools (LTT) built for computed tomography (CT) …

PYRO‐NN: Python reconstruction operators in neural networks

C Syben, M Michen, B Stimpel, S Seitz… - Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Recently, several attempts were conducted to transfer deep learning to medical
image reconstruction. An increasingly number of publications follow the concept of …

Marker‐free motion correction in weight‐bearing cone‐beam CT of the knee joint

M Berger, K Müller, A Aichert, M Unberath… - Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To allow for a purely image‐based motion estimation and compensation in weight‐
bearing cone‐beam computed tomography of the knee joint. Methods: Weight‐bearing …

Precision learning: towards use of known operators in neural networks

A Maier, F Schebesch, C Syben, T Würfl… - 2018 24th …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we consider the use of prior knowledge within neural networks. In particular,
we investigate the effect of a known transform within the mapping from input data space to …

Multi-modal deep guided filtering for comprehensible medical image processing

B Stimpel, C Syben, F Schirrmacher… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deep learning-based image processing is capable of creating highly appealing results.
However, it is still widely considered as a “blackbox” transformation. In medical imaging, this …

Fiducial marker‐based correction for involuntary motion in weight‐bearing C‐arm CT scanning of knees. II. Experiment

JH Choi, A Maier, A Keil, S Pal, EJ McWalter… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: AC‐arm CT system has been shown to be capable of scanning a single cadaver
leg under loaded conditions by virtue of its highly flexible acquisition trajectories. In Part I of …

Scale-space anisotropic total variation for limited angle tomography

Y Huang, O Taubmann, X Huang… - … on Radiation and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper addresses streak reduction in limited angle tomography. Although the iterative
reweighted total variation (wTV) algorithm reduces small streaks well, it is rather inept at …

Image noise reduction based on a fixed wavelet frame and CNNs applied to CT

LA Zavala-Mondragón, PHN de With… - … on Image Processing, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Radiation exposure in CT imaging leads to increased patient risk. This motivates the pursuit
of reduced-dose scanning protocols, in which noise reduction processing is indispensable …

A learning‐based material decomposition pipeline for multi‐energy x‐ray imaging

Y Lu, M Kowarschik, X Huang, Y Xia, JH Choi… - Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Benefiting from multi‐energy x‐ray imaging technology, material decomposition
facilitates the characterization of different materials in x‐ray imaging. However, the …