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Deep learning proton beam range estimation model for quality assurance based on two-dimensional scintillated light distributions in simulations.

Medical physics
BACKGROUND: Many studies have utilized optical camera systems with volumetric scintillators for quality assurances (QA) to estimate the proton beam range. However, previous analytically driven range estimation methods have the difficulty to derive th...

Improvement of phoswich detector-based β+/γ-ray discrimination algorithm with deep learning.

Medical physics
BACKGROUND: Positron probes can accurately localize malignant tumors by directly detecting positrons emitted from positron-emitting radiopharmaceuticals that accumulate in malignant tumors. In the conventional method for direct positron detection, mu...

An unsupervised two-step training framework for low-dose computed tomography denoising.

Medical physics
BACKGROUND: Although low-dose computed tomography (CT) imaging has been more widely adopted in clinical practice to reduce radiation exposure to patients, the reconstructed CT images tend to have more noise, which impedes accurate diagnosis. Recently...

Robot-assisted augmented reality surgical navigation based on optical tracking for mandibular reconstruction surgery.

Medical physics
PURPOSE: This work proposes a robot-assisted augmented reality (AR) surgical navigation system for mandibular reconstruction. The system accurately superimposes the preoperative osteotomy plan of the mandible and fibula into a real scene. It assists ...

A hierarchical self-attention-guided deep learning framework to predict breast cancer response to chemotherapy using pre-treatment tumor biopsies.

Medical physics
BACKGROUND: Pathological complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) has demonstrated a strong correlation to improved survival in breast cancer (BC) patients. However, pCR rates to NAC are less than 30%, depending on the BC subtype. Ea...

A deep learning approach to estimate x-ray scatter in digital breast tomosynthesis: From phantom models to clinical applications.

Medical physics
BACKGROUND: Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has gained popularity as breast imaging modality due to its pseudo-3D reconstruction and improved accuracy compared to digital mammography. However, DBT faces challenges in image quality and quantitative...

Deep learning-based combination of [18F]-FDG PET and CT images for producing pulmonary perfusion image.

Medical physics
BACKGROUND: The main application of [18F] FDG-PET ( FDG-PET) and CT images in oncology is tumor identification and quantification. Combining PET and CT images to mine pulmonary perfusion information for functional lung avoidance radiation therapy (FL...

Virtual pretreatment patient-specific quality assurance of volumetric modulated arc therapy using deep learning.

Medical physics
BACKGROUND: Automatic patient-specific quality assurance (PSQA) is recently explored using artificial intelligence approaches, and several studies reported the development of machine learning models for predicting the gamma pass rate (GPR) index only...

Deep learning framework to improve the quality of cone-beam computed tomography for radiotherapy scenarios.

Medical physics
BACKGROUND: The application of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in image-guided radiotherapy and adaptive radiotherapy remains limited due to its poor image quality.

Selective ensemble methods for deep learning segmentation of major vessels in invasive coronary angiography.

Medical physics
BACKGROUND: Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is a primary imaging modality that visualizes the lumen area of coronary arteries for diagnosis and interventional guidance. In the current practice of quantitative coronary analysis (QCA), semi-automat...