A cascaded convolutional neural network for x-ray low-dose CT image denoising

D Wu, K Kim, GE Fakhri, Q Li - arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.04267, 2017 - arxiv.org
Image denoising techniques are essential to reducing noise levels and enhancing diagnosis
reliability in low-dose computed tomography (CT). Machine learning based denoising …

X-ray CT image denoising with MINF: A modularized iterative network framework for data from multiple dose levels

Q Du, Y Tang, J Wang, X Hou, Z Wu, M Li… - Computers in Biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
In clinical applications, multi-dose scan protocols will cause the noise levels of computed
tomography (CT) images to fluctuate widely. The popular low-dose CT (LDCT) denoising …

Image denoising for low-dose CT via convolutional dictionary learning and neural network

R Yan, Y Liu, Y Liu, L Wang, R Zhao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Removing noise and artifacts from low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is a challenging
task, and most existing image-based algorithms tend to blur the results. To improve the …

Quantitative evaluation of deep convolutional neural network-based image denoising for low-dose computed tomography

K Usui, K Ogawa, M Goto, Y Sakano… - Visual Computing for …, 2021 - Springer
To minimize radiation risk, dose reduction is important in the diagnostic and therapeutic
applications of computed tomography (CT). However, image noise degrades image quality …

Cascaded convolutional neural networks with perceptual loss for low dose CT denoising

S Ataei, J Alirezaie, P Babyn - 2020 International Joint …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low Dose CT Denoising research aims to reduce the risks of radiation exposure to patients.
Recently researchers have used deep learning to denoise low dose CT images with …

Research progress of deep learning in low-dose CT image denoising

F Zhang, J Liu, Y Liu, X Zhang - Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Low-dose computed tomography (CT) will increase noise and artefacts while reducing the
radiation dose, which will adversely affect the diagnosis of radiologists. Low-dose CT image …

SCRDN: Residual dense network with self-calibrated convolutions for low dose CT image denoising

L Ma, H Xue, G Yang, Z Zhang, C Li, Y Yao… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) can reduce the X-ray radiation dose that the
patients receive, up to 86%, which decreases the potential hazards and expands its …

Low-dose CT image denoising using classification densely connected residual network

J Ming, B Yi, Y Zhang, H Li - KSII Transactions on Internet and …, 2020 - koreascience.kr
Considering that high-dose X-ray radiation during CT scans may bring potential risks to
patients, in the medical imaging industry there has been increasing emphasis on low-dose …

Image restoration for low-dose CT via transfer learning and residual network

A Zhong, B Li, N Luo, Y Xu, L Zhou, X Zhen - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deep learning has recently been extensively investigated to remove artifacts in low-dose
computed tomography (LDCT). However, the power of transfer learning for medical image …

Sharpness-aware low-dose CT denoising using conditional generative adversarial network

X Yi, P Babyn - Journal of digital imaging, 2018 - Springer
Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) has offered tremendous benefits in radiation-
restricted applications, but the quantum noise as resulted by the insufficient number of …