Artifact Reduction in 3D and 4D Cone-beam Computed Tomography Images with Deep Learning-A Review

M Amirian, D Barco, I Herzig, FP Schilling - Ieee Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deep learning based approaches have been used to improve image quality in cone-beam
computed tomography (CBCT), a medical imaging technique often used in applications such …

Practical part-specific trajectory optimization for robot-guided inspection via computed tomography

F Bauer, D Forndran, T Schromm… - Journal of Nondestructive …, 2022 - Springer
Robot-guided computed tomography enables the inspection of parts that are too large for
conventional systems and allows, for instance, the non-destructive and volumetric …

C-arm orbits for metal artifact avoidance (MAA) in cone-beam CT

P Wu, N Sheth, A Sisniega, A Uneri… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Metal artifacts present a challenge to cone-beam CT (CBCT) image-guided surgery,
obscuring visualization of metal instruments and adjacent anatomy—often in the very region …

A learning-based method for online adjustment of C-arm Cone-beam CT source trajectories for artifact avoidance

M Thies, JN Zäch, C Gao, R Taylor, N Navab… - International journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose During spinal fusion surgery, screws are placed close to critical nerves suggesting
the need for highly accurate screw placement. Verifying screw placement on high-quality …

Toward on-the-fly trajectory optimization for C-arm CBCT under strong kinematic constraints

S Hatamikia, A Biguri, G Kronreif, M Figl, T Russ… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has become a vital tool in interventional
radiology. Usually, a circular source-detector trajectory is used to acquire a three …

Trajectory optimization for sparsely sampled computed tomography

F Bauer - 2022 - mediatum.ub.tum.de
Industrial computed tomography systems usually implement circular or helical trajectories,
which are inherently inefficient since they are applied independently of the inspection task …

Cross-domain metal segmentation for CBCT metal artifact reduction

M Rohleder, TM Gottschalk, A Maier… - … Conference on Image …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Metallic objects in the volume of a CBCT system can cause various artifacts after image
reconstruction such as bright and dark streaks, local distortions of CT values and …

Cone-beam CT trajectory optimization for metal artifact avoidance using ellipsoidal object parameterizations

M Rohleder, L Mekki, A Uneri… - … 2023: Physics of …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Metal Artifacts remain a problem in Cone-Beam CT (CBCT) imaging, especially reducing
clinical value in trauma applications by obscuring the important area around implants …

Development and Validation of a Deep-Learning-Based Algorithm for Detecting and Classifying Metallic Implants in Abdominal and Spinal CT Topograms

MH Choi, JY Jung, Z Peng, S Grosskopf, M Suehling… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Purpose: To develop and validate a deep-learning-based algorithm (DLA) that is designed
to segment and classify metallic objects in topograms of abdominal and spinal CT. Methods …

3d metal segmentation from few x-ray images for metal artifact avoidance

M Rohleder, H Kunze, A Maier… - Medical Imaging 2024 …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Intraoperative Cone Beam CT (CBCT) is routinely used for implant placement verification but
is confounded by metal artifacts obscuring the clinically relevant area around implants. This …