Deep convolutional neural network with adversarial training for denoising digital breast tomosynthesis images

M Gao, JA Fessler, HP Chan - IEEE Transactions on Medical …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is a quasi-three-dimensional imaging modality that can
reduce false negatives and false positives in mass lesion detection caused by overlap** …

Super-Resolution in Low Dose X-Ray CT Via Focal Spot Mitigation with Generative Diffusion Networks

CM Restrepo-Galeano, GR Arce - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Advancing the resolution capabilities of X-ray CT imaging, particularly in low-dose
applications, is a paramount pursuit in the field. This quest for superior spatial detail is …

Deep convolutional neural network denoising for digital breast tomosynthesis reconstruction

M Gao, RK Samala, JA Fessler… - Medical Imaging 2020 …, 2020 - spiedigitallibrary.org
To reduce noise and enhance the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of microcalcifications (MCs)
in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), we conducted a study to investigate the feasibility of …

Detector blur and correlated noise modeling for digital breast tomosynthesis reconstruction

J Zheng, JA Fessler, HP Chan - IEEE transactions on medical …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes a new image reconstruction method for digital breast tomosynthesis
(DBT). The new method incorporates detector blur into the forward model. The detector blur …

Reduced anatomical clutter in digital breast tomosynthesis with statistical iterative reconstruction

JW Garrett, Y Li, K Li, GH Chen - Medical physics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has been shown to somewhat alleviate the
breast tissue overlap** issues of two‐dimensional (2D) mammography. However, the …

Effect of source blur on digital breast tomosynthesis reconstruction

J Zheng, JA Fessler, HP Chan - Medical physics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Most digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) reconstruction methods neglect the
blurring of the projection views caused by the finite size or motion of the x‐ray focal spot …

X-ray source motion blur modeling and deblurring with generative diffusion for digital breast tomosynthesis

M Gao, JA Fessler, HP Chan - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has significantly improved the diagnosis of
breast cancer due to its high sensitivity and specificity in detecting breast lesions compared …

[PDF][PDF] Improving the iterative back projection estimation through Lorentzian sharp infinite symmetrical filter

ANA Rahim, SN Yaakob, LY Seng… - International Journal of …, 2022 - academia.edu
This study proposed an enhancement technique for improvising the estimation technique in
iterative back projection (IBP) by using the Lorentzian error function with a sharp infinite …

Digital breast tomosynthesis denoising using deep convolutional neural network: effects of dose level of training target images

M Gao, JA Fessler, HP Chan - Medical Imaging 2021: Physics …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
This paper investigates the training of deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) to
denoise digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images. In our approach, the DCNN was trained …

Advances in Image Reconstruction for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

M Gao - 2024 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is an important imaging modality for breast cancer
screening and diagnosis. It acquires a sequence of projection views within a limited angle …