Image Restoration for Ring-Array Photoacoustic Tomography Based on an Attention Mechanism Driven Conditional Generative Adversarial Network
Wende Dong,
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Yanli Zhang,
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Luqi Hu
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et al.
Photoacoustics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 100714 - 100714
Published: April 1, 2025
Ring-Array
photoacoustic
tomography
(PAT)
systems
have
shown
great
promise
in
non-invasive
biomedical
imaging.
However,
images
produced
by
these
often
suffer
from
quality
degradation
due
to
non-ideal
imaging
conditions,
with
common
issues
including
blurring
and
streak
artifacts.
To
address
challenges,
we
propose
an
image
restoration
method
based
on
a
conditional
generative
adversarial
network
(CGAN)
framework.
Our
approach
integrates
hybrid
spatial
channel
attention
mechanism
within
Residual
Shifted
Window
Transformer
Module
(RSTM)
enhance
the
generator's
performance.
Additionally,
developed
comprehensive
loss
function
balance
pixel-level
accuracy,
detail
preservation,
perceptual
quality.
We
further
incorporate
gamma
correction
module
contrast
of
network's
output.
Experimental
results
both
simulated
vivo
data
demonstrate
that
our
significantly
improves
resolution
restores
overall
Language: Английский
Zero-Shot Artifact2Artifact: Self-incentive artifact removal for photoacoustic imaging
Shuang Li,
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Qian Chen,
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Chulhong Kim
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et al.
Photoacoustics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
43, P. 100723 - 100723
Published: April 18, 2025
Three-dimensional
(3D)
photoacoustic
imaging
(PAI)
with
detector
arrays
has
shown
superior
capabilities
in
biomedical
applications.
However,
the
quality
of
3D
PAI
is
often
degraded
due
to
reconstruction
artifacts
caused
by
sparse
detectors.
Existing
iterative
or
deep
learning-based
methods
are
either
time-consuming
require
large
training
datasets,
limiting
their
practical
application.
Here,
we
propose
Zero-Shot
Artifact2Artifact
(ZS-A2A),
a
zero-shot
self-supervised
artifact
removal
method
based
on
super-lightweight
network,
which
leverages
fact
that
patterns
more
sensitive
sensor
data
loss.
By
randomly
dropping
acquired
PA
data,
it
spontaneously
generates
subset
reconstruct
images,
turn
stimulates
network
learn
results,
thus
enabling
removal.
This
approach
requires
neither
nor
prior
knowledge
artifacts,
making
suitable
for
arbitrary
array
configurations.
We
validated
ZS-A2A
both
simulation
study
and
invivo
animal
experiments.
Results
demonstrate
achieves
high
performance
compared
existing
methods.
Language: Английский
Adaptively spatial PSF removal enables contrast enhancement for multi-layer image fusion in photoacoustic microscopy
Optics Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
49(24), P. 7146 - 7146
Published: Nov. 6, 2024
Optical-resolution
photoacoustic
microscopy
enables
cellular-level
biological
imaging
in
deep
tissues.
However,
acquiring
high-quality
spatial
images
without
knowing
the
point
spread
function
(PSF)
at
multiple
depths
or
physically
improving
system
performance
is
challenging.
We
propose
an
adaptive
multi-layer
image
fusion
(AMPIF)
approach
based
on
blind
deconvolution
and
registration.
Our
findings
indicate
that
AMPIF
method
rapidly
achieves
optimized
focused
fused
with
superior
resolution
contrast
relying
prior
knowledge
of
PSF.
This
holds
significant
potential
for
fast
living
tissues
enhanced
depths.
Language: Английский
Ultrafast filtered back-projection for photoacoustic computed tomography
Biomedical Optics Express,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(2), P. 362 - 362
Published: Nov. 11, 2024
The
filtered
back-projection
(FBP)
algorithm
is
widely
used
in
photoacoustic
computed
tomography
(PACT)
for
image
reconstruction
due
to
its
simplicity
and
efficiency.
Yet,
the
real-time
processing
of
high-speed
PACT
data
remains
challenging
regular
FBP
implementations.
To
enhance
efficiency
algorithm,
researchers
have
developed
implementations
based
on
graphics
units
(GPUs).
However,
existing
GPU-accelerated
algorithms
either
sacrifice
accuracy
or
are
still
inefficient
high-speed,
imaging.
Herein,
we
report
an
ultrafast
GPU
acceleration-based
implementation
without
sacrificing
accuracy.
Firstly,
computation
complexity
filtering
part
significantly
simplified
with
a
pre-computed
matrix
Secondly,
dramatically
increased
through
parallel
programming
acceleration.
As
result,
proposed
takes
only
0.38
ms
reconstruct
two-dimensional
512
×
pixels,
which
439
times
faster
than
Numerical
experimental
results
show
that
outperforms
GPU-based
best
our
knowledge,
this
fastest
ever
reported
PACT.
This
work
expected
provide
accurate
solution
Language: Английский