2023
Unified Noise-Aware Network for Low-Count PET Denoising With Varying Count Levels
Xie H, Liu Q, Zhou B, Chen X, Guo X, Wang H, Li B, Rominger A, Shi K, Liu C. Unified Noise-Aware Network for Low-Count PET Denoising With Varying Count Levels. IEEE Transactions On Radiation And Plasma Medical Sciences 2023, 8: 366-378. PMID: 39391291, PMCID: PMC11463975, DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2023.3334105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLarge-scale dataDeep learningDynamic PET imagesLow-count dataNeural networkMultiple networksSpecific noise levelDifferent vendorsDifferent noise levelsDenoised resultsNoisy counterpartDynamic frameInput noise levelNetworkData availabilityHigher image noiseImage qualityImage noiseSuperior performanceImportant topicAdditional challengesNoise levelPET imagesLimited data availabilityVendorsMCP-Net: Introducing Patlak Loss Optimization to Whole-Body Dynamic PET Inter-Frame Motion Correction
Guo X, Zhou B, Chen X, Chen M, Liu C, Dvornek N. MCP-Net: Introducing Patlak Loss Optimization to Whole-Body Dynamic PET Inter-Frame Motion Correction. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2023, 42: 3512-3523. PMID: 37368811, PMCID: PMC10751388, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2023.3290003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMotion estimation blockDeep learning benchmarksGood generalization capabilityMotion correctionMotion correction frameworkMotion prediction errorGeneralization capabilityNetwork performanceNeural networkMotion correction techniqueLearning benchmarksRegistration problemLoss functionEstimation blockLoss optimizationPenalty componentDynamic frameFitting errorSpatial alignmentParametric imagesSpatial misalignmentDynamic positron emission tomographySubject motionPrediction errorCorrection framework
2022
MCP-Net: Inter-frame Motion Correction with Patlak Regularization for Whole-body Dynamic PET
Guo X, Zhou B, Chen X, Liu C, Dvornek N. MCP-Net: Inter-frame Motion Correction with Patlak Regularization for Whole-body Dynamic PET. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2022, 13434: 163-172. PMID: 38464686, PMCID: PMC10923180, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16440-8_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConvolutional long short-term memory (ConvLSTM) layersLong short-term memory layersMotion estimation moduleShort-term memory layersDeep learning benchmarksEnhanced network performanceImage registration problemMotion correction frameworkMotion correctionU-NetNetwork performanceLearning benchmarksSimilarity measurementEstimation moduleRegistration problemGradient lossMemory layerLoss functionDynamic frameDynamic positron emission tomographyFitting errorSpatial alignmentSpatial misalignmentPatient motionModule
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