Bousse A, Kandarpa VSS, Shi K, Gong K, Lee JS, Liu C, Visvikis D. A Review on Low-Dose Emission Tomography Post-Reconstruction Denoising with Neural Network Approaches.
ARXIV 2024:arXiv:2401.00232v2. [PMID:
38313194 PMCID:
PMC10836084]
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Abstract
Low-dose emission tomography (ET) plays a crucial role in medical imaging, enabling the acquisition of functional information for various biological processes while minimizing the patient dose. However, the inherent randomness in the photon counting process is a source of noise which is amplified in low-dose ET. This review article provides an overview of existing post-processing techniques, with an emphasis on deep neural network (NN) approaches. Furthermore, we explore future directions in the field of NN-based low-dose ET. This comprehensive examination sheds light on the potential of deep learning in enhancing the quality and resolution of low-dose ET images, ultimately advancing the field of medical imaging.
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