2024
2.5D Multi-view Averaging Diffusion Model for 3D Medical Image Translation: Application to Low-count PET Reconstruction with CT-less AC
Chen T, Hou J, Xie H, Chen X, Zhou Y, Xia M, Duncan J, Liu C, Zhou B. 2.5D Multi-view Averaging Diffusion Model for 3D Medical Image Translation: Application to Low-count PET Reconstruction with CT-less AC. 2024, 00: 1-2. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57108.2024.10658551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-dose PETStandard-dose PETImage-to-image translationPositron emission tomographyAttenuation correctionPET reconstructionOverall radiation doseCT acquisitionState-of-the-art deep learning methodsRadiation hazardRadiation doseCNN-based methodsState-of-the-artMedical image translationPatient studiesDiffusion modelDeep learning methodsHigh computation costHuman patient studiesClinical imaging toolImage translationBaseline methodsMulti-viewCNN-basedMultiple views
2023
Cross-Domain Iterative Network for Simultaneous Denoising, Limited-Angle Reconstruction, and Attenuation Correction of Cardiac SPECT
Chen X, Zhou B, Xie H, Guo X, Liu Q, Sinusas A, Liu C. Cross-Domain Iterative Network for Simultaneous Denoising, Limited-Angle Reconstruction, and Attenuation Correction of Cardiac SPECT. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2023, 14348: 12-22. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-45673-2_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSimultaneous denoisingAttenuation correctionCardiac single-photon emission computed tomographySingle-photon emission computed tomographyLimited-angleCross-domainIterative networkLow reconstruction accuracyDeep learning methodsEnd-to-endReduce hardware costIncreased image noiseAblation studiesReconstruction performanceInput featuresSingle-photonHardware costLearning methodsAttenuation mapLow-doseReconstruction accuracyLimited-angle reconstructionRadiation exposureExtra radiation exposureMultiple iterationsTransformer-Based Dual-Domain Network for Few-View Dedicated Cardiac SPECT Image Reconstructions
Xie H, Zhou B, Chen X, Guo X, Thorn S, Liu Y, Wang G, Sinusas A, Liu C. Transformer-Based Dual-Domain Network for Few-View Dedicated Cardiac SPECT Image Reconstructions. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2023, 14229: 163-172. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-43999-5_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDual-domain networkSPECT image reconstructionImage reconstructionDeep learning methodsPrevious baseline methodsCardiac SPECT imagesHigh-quality imagesReconstruction networkIterative reconstruction processView reconstructionBaseline methodsReconstruction outputLearning methodsClinical softwareReconstruction processImaging problemsProjection dataImage qualityNetworkImagesStationary dataSPECT scannerDiagnosis of CVDLimited amountSoftware
2022
Virtual high‐count PET image generation using a deep learning method
Liu J, Ren S, Wang R, Mirian N, Tsai Y, Kulon M, Pucar D, Chen M, Liu C. Virtual high‐count PET image generation using a deep learning method. Medical Physics 2022, 49: 5830-5840. PMID: 35880541, PMCID: PMC9474624, DOI: 10.1002/mp.15867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural similarity indexImage quality evaluationDeep learning-based methodsDeep learning methodsImage qualityLearning-based methodsPET datasetsStatic datasetsDL methodsNet networkImage generationPET imagesNetwork inputsImage counterpartsLearning methodsNetwork outputTraining datasetPeak signalPositron emission tomography (PET) imagesQuality evaluationDatasetCross-validation resultsMean square errorHigh-count imagesImagesIncreasing angular sampling through deep learning for stationary cardiac SPECT image reconstruction
Xie H, Thorn S, Chen X, Zhou B, Liu H, Liu Z, Lee S, Wang G, Liu YH, Sinusas AJ, Liu C. Increasing angular sampling through deep learning for stationary cardiac SPECT image reconstruction. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2022, 30: 86-100. PMID: 35508796, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-02972-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep learningReconstruction qualityImage reconstructionDeep learning methodsDeep neural networksDeep learning resultsImage qualityNetwork trainingSPECT image reconstructionNeural networkLearning methodsHigh image resolutionImage volumesClinical softwareImage metricsImage resolutionReconstruction resultsImproved image qualityTesting dataLearning resultsNetwork resultsPhysical phantomStationary imagingDifferent subjectsLearning
2020
Deep learning-based attenuation map generation for myocardial perfusion SPECT
Shi L, Onofrey JA, Liu H, Liu YH, Liu C. Deep learning-based attenuation map generation for myocardial perfusion SPECT. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2020, 47: 2383-2395. PMID: 32219492, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-020-04746-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research