Journal of applied clinical medical physics
May 3, 2023
PURPOSE: In this paper, we compare four novel knowledge-based planning (KBP) algorithms using deep learning to predict three-dimensional (3D) dose distributions of head and neck plans using the same patients' dataset and quantitative assessment metri...
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Apr 20, 2023
Aiming at the difficulties of lumbar vertebrae segmentation in computed tomography (CT) images, we propose an automatic lumbar vertebrae segmentation method based on deep learning. The method mainly includes two parts: lumbar vertebra positioning and...
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Apr 5, 2023
PURPOSE: Given the potential risk of motion artifacts, acquisition time reduction is desirable in pediatric Tc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of predicted full-acquisition-time imag...
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Mar 18, 2023
PURPOSE: Liver hepatic vessels segmentation is a crucial step for the diagnosis process in patients with hepatic diseases. Segmentation of liver vessels helps to study the liver internal segmental anatomy that helps in the preoperative planning of su...
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Mar 15, 2023
BACKGROUND: Recently, target auto-segmentation techniques based on deep learning (DL) have shown promising results. However, inaccurate target delineation will directly affect the treatment planning dose distribution and the effect of subsequent radi...
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Mar 3, 2023
BACKGROUND: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) has been the standard of care for many types of tumors. However, treatment planning for IMRT is a time-consuming and labor-intensive process.
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Jan 19, 2023
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate generalization ability of segmentation accuracy for limited FOV CBCT in the male pelvic region using a full-image CNN. Auto-segmentation accuracy was evaluated using various datasets with different inten...
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Jan 18, 2023
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and image processing technology, medical imaging technology has turned into a critical tool for clinical diagnosis and disease treatment. The extraction and segmentation of the regions of interest...
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Jan 10, 2023
MOTIVATION: Medical image analysis involves a series of tasks used to assist physicians in qualitative and quantitative analyses of lesions or anatomical structures which can significantly improve the accuracy and reliability of medical diagnoses and...
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Dec 30, 2022
AIMS: The aims of the present study were to, for both a full-dose protocol and an ultra-low dose (ULD) protocol, compare the image quality of chest CT examinations reconstructed using TrueFidelity (Standard kernel) with corresponding examinations rec...