2023
PET image denoising based on denoising diffusion probabilistic model
Gong K, Johnson K, El Fakhri G, Li Q, Pan T. PET image denoising based on denoising diffusion probabilistic model. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2023, 51: 358-368. PMID: 37787849, PMCID: PMC10958486, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06417-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDenoising diffusion probabilistic modelPET image denoisingDiffusion probabilistic modelImage denoisingDenoising methodNonlocal meansNetwork inputGenerative adversarial networkData consistency constraintsProbabilistic modelLearning-based modelsAdversarial networkData distributionDenoisingRefinement stepsIterative refinementFlexible frameworkImage qualityPhysical degrading factorsUNetNetworkDatasetImagesInputNoise level
2019
Arterial spin labeling MR image denoising and reconstruction using unsupervised deep learning
Gong K, Han P, Fakhri G, Ma C, Li Q. Arterial spin labeling MR image denoising and reconstruction using unsupervised deep learning. NMR In Biomedicine 2019, 35: e4224. PMID: 31865615, PMCID: PMC7306418, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal-to-noise ratioImage denoisingReconstruction frameworkDeep learning-based image denoisingDeep learning-based denoisersMR image denoisingLearning-based denoisingLow signal-to-noise ratioK-space dataNoisy imagesTraining labelsTraining pairsNetwork inputNeural networkDenoisingIn vivo experiment dataSuperior performanceImaging speedReconstruction processImage qualityLong imaging timesNetworkFrameworkImagesSpatial resolution
2018
Attenuation correction for brain PET imaging using deep neural network based on Dixon and ZTE MR images
Gong K, Yang J, Kim K, Fakhri G, Seo Y, Li Q. Attenuation correction for brain PET imaging using deep neural network based on Dixon and ZTE MR images. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2018, 63: 125011. PMID: 29790857, PMCID: PMC6031313, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aac763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU-Net structureU-NetModified U-net structureAttenuation correctionDeep neural network methodBrain PET imagingPET attenuationDeep neural networksPatient data setsAttenuation coefficientDixon-based methodNeural network methodData setsConvolution moduleNetwork inputNeural networkDixon MRPET/MR hybrid systemImage reconstructionPET imagingNetwork methodNetworkNetwork approachNetwork structureQuantification errors