2022
Dual-Branch Squeeze-Fusion-Excitation Module for Cross-Modality Registration of Cardiac SPECT and CT
Chen X, Zhou B, Xie H, Guo X, Zhang J, Sinusas A, Onofrey J, Liu C. Dual-Branch Squeeze-Fusion-Excitation Module for Cross-Modality Registration of Cardiac SPECT and CT. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2022, 13436: 46-55. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16446-0_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConvolutional neural networkCross-modality registrationFeature fusionPrevious convolutional neural networkEarly feature fusionCross-modality informationMultiple convolutional layersMedical image registrationLow registration errorCardiac SPECTConvolutional layersCNN moduleImage featuresLate fusionSource codeNeural networkExcitation moduleInput modalitiesImage registrationSpatial featuresMultiple modalitiesRegistration errorPrevious methodsRigid registrationNetworkDeep-Learning-Based Few-Angle Cardiac SPECT Reconstruction Using Transformer
Xie H, Thorn S, Liu Y, Lee S, Liu Z, Wang G, Sinusas A, Liu C. Deep-Learning-Based Few-Angle Cardiac SPECT Reconstruction Using Transformer. IEEE Transactions On Radiation And Plasma Medical Sciences 2022, 7: 33-40. PMID: 37397179, PMCID: PMC10312390, DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2022.3187595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConvolutional neural networkLimitations of CNNMedical imaging tasksDeep U-NetImage reconstruction taskCardiac SPECT imagesComputer visionVision TransformerConvolutional kernelsTransformer networkAttention blockInput imageU-NetNeural networkMemory burdenImage sizeInductive biasInformative featuresImage volumesImaging tasksTesting dataNetworkWhole 3D volumeNetwork structureCardiac single photon emissionUnsupervised inter-frame motion correction for whole-body dynamic PET using convolutional long short-term memory in a convolutional neural network
Guo X, Zhou B, Pigg D, Spottiswoode B, Casey ME, Liu C, Dvornek NC. Unsupervised inter-frame motion correction for whole-body dynamic PET using convolutional long short-term memory in a convolutional neural network. Medical Image Analysis 2022, 80: 102524. PMID: 35797734, PMCID: PMC10923189, DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2022.102524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConvolutional neural networkNeural networkConvolutional long short-term memory (ConvLSTM) layersDeep learning-based frameworkConvolutional long short-term memoryLong short-term memory layersDeep learning baselinesLong short-term memoryDynamic temporal featuresLearning-based frameworkDeep learning approachShort-term memory layersTracer distribution changeMotion estimation networkMotion prediction errorInference timeEstimation networkLearning baselinesNon-rigid registration methodLearning approachMotion correction methodMemory layerShort-term memoryTemporal featuresRegistration method
2021
Automatic Inter-Frame Patient Motion Correction for Dynamic Cardiac PET Using Deep Learning
Shi L, Lu Y, Dvornek N, Weyman CA, Miller EJ, Sinusas AJ, Liu C. Automatic Inter-Frame Patient Motion Correction for Dynamic Cardiac PET Using Deep Learning. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2021, 40: 3293-3304. PMID: 34018932, PMCID: PMC8670362, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2021.3082578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConvolutional neural networkRegistration-based methodMotion correctionDynamic frameTracer distribution changeDynamic image dataPatient motion correctionPatient scansDeep learningPatient motionMotion estimationImage dataLSTM networkNeural networkRealistic patient motionTemporal informationMotion correction methodMotion detectionCardiac PETClinical workflowRigid translational motionFlow estimationNetworkPatient datasetsSuperior performance
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