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469 citations

90 papers

physics.med-ph2026

VQ-Wave: A physics-driven spatio-temporal deep learning approach for non-contrast-enhanced lung ventilation and perfusion MRI

Grzegorz Bauman, Pavlos Panos, Philipp Latzin +1

Purpose: To develop a robust deep learning framework for non-contrast-enhanced functional lung MRI, overcoming the limitations of spectral decomposition in the presence of physiolo…

cs.CV2026

ORGAN: Object-Centric Representation Learning using Cycle Consistent Generative Adversarial Networks

Joël Küchler, Ellen van Maren, Vaiva Vasiliauskaitė +3

Although data generation is often straightforward, extracting information from data is more difficult. Object-centric representation learning can extract information from images in…

cs.LG2025★ 1 cited

A Composable Channel-Adaptive Architecture for Seizure Classification

Francesco Carzaniga, Michael Hersche, Kaspar Schindler +1

Objective: We develop a channel-adaptive (CA) architecture that seamlessly processes multi-variate time-series with an arbitrary number of channels, and in particular intracranial…

physics.med-ph2025★ 2 cited

First Positronium Lifetime Imaging using Mn and Co with a plastic-based PET scanner

Manish Das, Sushil Sharma, Ermias Yitayew Beyene +45

Positronium Lifetime Imaging (PLI) extends positron emission tomography by using the lifetime of positronium atoms as a probe of tissue molecular architecture. In this work, we rep…

cs.AI2025★ 5 cited

A Brief History of Digital Twin Technology

Yunqi Zhang, Kuangyu Shi, Biao Li

Emerging from NASA's spacecraft simulations in the 1960s, digital twin technology has advanced through industrial adoption to spark a healthcare transformation. A digital twin is a…

q-bio.OT2025★ 2 cited

Mathematical and Computational Nuclear Oncology: Toward Optimized Radiopharmaceutical Therapy via Digital Twins

Marc Ryhiner, Yangmeihui Song, Babak Saboury +3

This article presents the general framework of theranostic digital twins (TDTs) in computational nuclear medicine, designed to support clinical decision-making and improve cancer p…

physics.acc-ph2025★ 1 cited

Beam Energy Measurement using a Bayesian Approach with the Stacked Foil Method

Alexander Gottstein, Lorenzo Mercolli, Eva Kasanda +7

We present a practical method to measure the energy of proton beams at a medical cyclotron using the stacked foil technique in combination with a Bayesian inference method. By meas…

physics.med-ph2025★ 1 cited

Advancing Positron Emission Tomography Image Quantification: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Methods, Clinical Challenges, and Emerging Opportunities in Long-Axial Field-of-View Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging

Fereshteh Yousefirizi, Movindu Dassanayake, Alejandro Lopez +6

MTV is increasingly recognized as an accurate estimate of disease burden, which has prognostic value, but its implementation has been hindered by the time-consuming need for manual…

physics.med-ph2025★ 2 cited

Artificial Intelligence-Guided PET Image Reconstruction and Multi-Tracer Imaging: Novel Methods, Challenges, And Opportunities

Movindu Dassanayake, Alejandro Lopez, Andrew Reader +6

LAFOV PET/CT has the potential to unlock new applications such as ultra-low dose PET/CT imaging, multiplexed imaging, for biomarker development and for faster AI-driven reconstruct…

physics.med-ph2025★ 6 cited

First positronium imaging using Sc with the J-PET scanner: a case study on the NEMA-Image Quality phantom

Manish Das, Sushil Sharma, Aleksander Bilewicz +41

Positronium Lifetime Imaging (PLI), an emerging extension of conventional positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, offers a novel window for probing the submolecular properties…

cs.LG2025★ 1 cited

Subgroup Performance Analysis in Hidden Stratifications

Alceu Bissoto, Trung-Dung Hoang, Tim Flühmann +3

Machine learning (ML) models may suffer from significant performance disparities between patient groups. Identifying such disparities by monitoring performance at a granular level…

physics.med-ph2025★ 14 cited

Positronium Imaging: History, Current Status, and Future Perspectives

Paweł Moskal, Aleksander Bilewicz, Manish Das +11

Positronium imaging was recently proposed to image the properties of positronium atoms in the patient body. Positronium properties depend on the size of intramolecular voids and ox…

physics.med-ph2025★ 6 cited

Evaluation of Deep Learning-based Scatter Correction on a Long-axial Field-of-view PET scanner

Baptiste Laurent, Alexandre Bousse, Thibaut Merlin +3

Objective: Long-axial field-of-view (LAFOV) positron emission tomography (PET) systems allow higher sensitivity, with an increased number of detected lines of response induced by a…

physics.med-ph2024

Acquisition-Independent Deep Learning for Quantitative MRI Parameter Estimation using Neural Controlled Differential Equations

Daan Kuppens, Sebastiano Barbieri, Daisy van den Berg +4

Deep learning has proven to be a suitable alternative to least-squares (LSQ) fitting for parameter estimation in various quantitative MRI (QMRI) models. However, current deep learn…

q-bio.PE2024

Optimal switching strategies in multi-drug therapies for chronic diseases

Juan Magalang, Javier Aguilar, Jose Perico Esguerra +2

Antimicrobial resistance is a threat to public health with millions of deaths linked to drug resistant infections every year. To mitigate resistance, common strategies that are use…

physics.optics2024★ 1 cited

Remote Analysis of Femoroacetabular Impingement by a triade of label-free optical spectroscopy techniques

Martin Hohmann, Lucas Kreiss, Faramarz Dehghani +5

This paper introduces the combination of Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), Raman spectroscopy (RS) and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) in the field of biomedical…

cs.CV2024★ 1 cited

Attri-Net: A Globally and Locally Inherently Interpretable Model for Multi-Label Classification Using Class-Specific Counterfactuals

Susu Sun, Stefano Woerner, Andreas Maier +2

Interpretability is crucial for machine learning algorithms in high-stakes medical applications. However, high-performing neural networks typically cannot explain their predictions…

physics.med-ph2024★ 14 cited

Segmentation-Free Outcome Prediction from Head and Neck Cancer PET/CT Images: Deep Learning-Based Feature Extraction from Multi-Angle Maximum Intensity Projections (MA-MIPs)

Amirhosein Toosi, Isaac Shiri, Habib Zaidi +1

We introduce an innovative, simple, effective segmentation-free approach for outcome prediction in head \& neck cancer (HNC) patients. By harnessing deep learning-based feature ext…

eess.IV2024★ 21 cited

A Robust Ensemble Algorithm for Ischemic Stroke Lesion Segmentation: Generalizability and Clinical Utility Beyond the ISLES Challenge

Ezequiel de la Rosa, Mauricio Reyes, Sook-Lei Liew +55

Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) is essential for stroke diagnosis, treatment decisions, and prognosis. However, image and disease variability hinder the development of generalizable A…

physics.med-ph2024

An automated pipeline for computation and analysis of functional ventilation and perfusion lung MRI with matrix pencil decomposition: TrueLung

Orso Pusterla, Corin Willers, Robin Sandkühler +6

Purpose: To introduce and evaluate TrueLung, an automated pipeline for computation and analysis of free-breathing and contrast-agent free pulmonary functional MRI. Material and Met…

physics.med-ph2024★ 15 cited

Characterization of Polarimetric Properties in Various Brain Tumor Types Using Wide-Field Imaging Mueller Polarimetry

Romane Gros, Omar Rodriguez-Nunez, Leonard Felger +8

Neuro-oncological surgery is the primary brain cancer treatment, yet it faces challenges with gliomas due to their invasiveness and the need to preserve neurological function. Henc…

eess.IV2024★ 5 cited

Near-Real-Time Mueller Polarimetric Image Processing for Neurosurgical Intervention

Stefano Moriconi, Omar Rodriguez-Nunez, Romane Gros +7

Wide-field imaging Mueller polarimetry is a revolutionary, label-free, and non-invasive modality for computer-aided intervention: in neurosurgery it aims to provide visual feedback…

physics.med-ph2024★ 3 cited

A Unified Generation-Registration Framework for Improved MR-based CT Synthesis in Proton Therapy

Xia Li, Renato Bellotti, Barbara Bachtiary +5

Background: In MR-guided proton therapy planning, aligning MR and CT images is key for MR-based CT synthesis, especially in mobile regions like the head-and-neck. Misalignments her…

physics.med-ph2024★ 38 cited

A Review on Low-Dose Emission Tomography Post-Reconstruction Denoising with Neural Network Approaches

Alexandre Bousse, Venkata Sai Sundar Kandarpa, Kuangyu Shi +4

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…