2022
Simultaneous Segmentation and Motion Estimation of Left Ventricular Myocardium in 3D Echocardiography Using Multi-task Learning
Ta K, Ahn SS, Stendahl JC, Langdon J, Sinusas AJ, Duncan JS. Simultaneous Segmentation and Motion Estimation of Left Ventricular Myocardium in 3D Echocardiography Using Multi-task Learning. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2022, 13131: 123-131. PMID: 35759335, PMCID: PMC9221412, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-93722-5_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMotion estimationMulti-task learning networkMedical image analysis literatureMulti-task learningSingle-task learningMotion estimation techniqueImage analysis literatureComputer visionDecoding branchesFeature encoderLearning frameworkLearning networkLatent featuresAccurate segmentationSimultaneous segmentationEstimate motionImage pairsTask learningRealistic motion patternsVolumetric segmentationSegmentationMotion patternsTaskUnique taskLearning
2021
MDPET: A Unified Motion Correction and Denoising Adversarial Network for Low-Dose Gated PET
Zhou B, Tsai YJ, Chen X, Duncan JS, Liu C. MDPET: A Unified Motion Correction and Denoising Adversarial Network for Low-Dose Gated PET. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2021, 40: 3154-3164. PMID: 33909561, PMCID: PMC8588635, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2021.3076191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotion estimationPyramid networkAdversarial networkAccurate motion estimationMotion correctionLow-noise reconstructionGated positron emission tomographyMotion correction methodMotion estimation networkGated PET dataEstimation networkRecurrent layersDenoising NetworkRespiratory motion blurringExperimental resultsLow-noise imagesMotion blurringNoise levelCorrection methodNetworkPET reconstructionPrevious methodsImage qualityImagesEstimationLearning-Based Regularization for Cardiac Strain Analysis via Domain Adaptation
Lu A, Ahn SS, Ta K, Parajuli N, Stendahl JC, Liu Z, Boutagy NE, Jeng GS, Staib LH, O’Donnell M, Sinusas AJ, Duncan JS. Learning-Based Regularization for Cardiac Strain Analysis via Domain Adaptation. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2021, 40: 2233-2245. PMID: 33872145, PMCID: PMC8442959, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2021.3074033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShape-Regularized Unsupervised Left Ventricular Motion Network With Segmentation Capability In 3d+ Time Echocardiography
Ta K, Ahn SS, Stendahl JC, Sinusas AJ, Duncan JS. Shape-Regularized Unsupervised Left Ventricular Motion Network With Segmentation Capability In 3d+ Time Echocardiography. 2011 IEEE International Symposium On Biomedical Imaging: From Nano To Macro 2021, 00: 536-540. PMID: 34168721, PMCID: PMC8221369, DOI: 10.1109/isbi48211.2021.9433888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConvolutional neural networkAccurate motion estimationCardiac motion patternsMotion estimation performanceDense displacement fieldB-mode echocardiography imagesSegmentation masksMedical imagesMotion estimationNeural networkSegmentation capabilityTarget imageUnsupervised estimationImportant taskSegmentationMotion patternsDisplacement fieldNetworkEchocardiography imagesEstimation performanceImagesLow signalAdditional challengesMotion networkNoise ratio
2018
Efficient Two-Pass 3-D Speckle Tracking for Ultrasound Imaging
Jeng GS, Zontak M, Parajuli N, Lu A, Ta K, Sinusas AJ, Duncan JS, O'Donnell M. Efficient Two-Pass 3-D Speckle Tracking for Ultrasound Imaging. IEEE Access 2018, 6: 17415-17428. PMID: 30740286, PMCID: PMC6365000, DOI: 10.1109/access.2018.2815522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlock matchingSmall search regionConventional block matchingLarge computational loadLow frame rateImage editingMotion estimationComputational loadGround truth displacementPerformance issuesSearch regionExhaustive searchTwo-pass methodFrame rateComputational costTracking methodTrackingDisplacement estimatesUltrasound elasticityCardiac elasticityTwo-passMatchingSquare errorSpeckle decorrelationPatchMatch