MAFA-Uformer: Multi-attention and dual-branch feature aggregation U-shaped transformer for sparse-view CT reconstruction.

Journal: Journal of X-ray science and technology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although computed tomography (CT) is widely employed in disease detection, X-ray radiation may pose a risk to the health of patients. Reducing the projection views is a common method, however, the reconstructed images often suffer from streak artifacts.

Authors

  • Xuan Zhang
  • Chenyun Fang
    School of Computer and Information Technology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
  • Zhiwei Qiao
    School of Computer and Information Technology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China. Electronic address: zqiao@sxu.edu.cn.