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most citedInformation-based Disentangled Representation Learning for Unsupervised MR Harmonization

6 citations · 22 across the 27 of their papers we have counts for

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28 papers

eess.IV2026

Harmonizing MR Images Across 100+ Scanners: Multi-site Validation with Traveling Subjects and Real-world Protocols

Savannah P. Hays, Lianrui Zuo, Muhammad Faizyab Ali Chaudhary +13

Reliable harmonization of heterogeneous magnetic resonance~(MR) image datasets, especially those acquired in pragmatic clinical trials, is critical to advance multi-center neuroima…

eess.IV2025

MSRepaint: Multiple Sclerosis Repaint with Conditional Denoising Diffusion Implicit Model for Bidirectional Lesion Filling and Synthesis

Jinwei Zhang, Lianrui Zuo, Yihao Liu +10

In multiple sclerosis, lesions interfere with automated magnetic resonance imaging analyses such as brain parcellation and deformable registration, while lesion segmentation models…

cs.CV2025

Surrogate Supervision for Robust and Generalizable Deformable Image Registration

Yihao Liu, Junyu Chen, Lianrui Zuo +7

Objective: Deep learning-based deformable image registration has achieved strong accuracy, but remains sensitive to variations in input image characteristics such as artifacts, fie…

eess.IV2025★ 3 cited

UNISELF: A Unified Network with Instance Normalization and Self-Ensembled Lesion Fusion for Multiple Sclerosis Lesion Segmentation

Jinwei Zhang, Lianrui Zuo, Blake E. Dewey +9

Automated segmentation of multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions using multicontrast magnetic resonance (MR) images improves efficiency and reproducibility compared to manual delineation,…

eess.IV2025

Synthetic multi-inversion time magnetic resonance images for visualization of subcortical structures

Savannah P. Hays, Lianrui Zuo, Anqi Feng +7

Purpose: Visualization of subcortical gray matter is essential in neuroscience and clinical practice, particularly for disease understanding and surgical planning.While multi-inver…

eess.IV2025

Beyond the LUMIR challenge: The pathway to foundational registration models

Junyu Chen, Shuwen Wei, Joel Honkamaa +33

Medical image challenges have played a transformative role in advancing the field, catalyzing innovation and establishing new performance benchmarks. Image registration, a foundati…

eess.IV2025

Investigating the impact of kernel harmonization and deformable registration on inspiratory and expiratory chest CT images for people with COPD

Aravind R. Krishnan, Yihao Liu, Kaiwen Xu +9

Paired inspiratory-expiratory CT scans enable the quantification of gas trapping due to small airway disease and emphysema by analyzing lung tissue motion in COPD patients. Deforma…

cs.CV2025

Robust Body Composition Analysis by Generating 3D CT Volumes from Limited 2D Slices

Lianrui Zuo, Xin Yu, Dingjie Su +7

Body composition analysis provides valuable insights into aging, disease progression, and overall health conditions. Due to concerns of radiation exposure, two-dimensional (2D) sin…

cs.CV2025

Beyond the Lungs: Extending the Field of View in Chest CT with Latent Diffusion Models

Lianrui Zuo, Kaiwen Xu, Dingjie Su +8

The interconnection between the human lungs and other organs, such as the liver and kidneys, is crucial for understanding the underlying risks and effects of lung diseases and impr…

eess.IV2025

Pitfalls of defacing whole-head MRI: re-identification risk with diffusion models and compromised research potential

Chenyu Gao, Kaiwen Xu, Michael E. Kim +11

Defacing is often applied to head magnetic resonance image (MRI) datasets prior to public release to address privacy concerns. The alteration of facial and nearby voxels has provok…

eess.IV2024

Bi-Directional MS Lesion Filling and Synthesis Using Denoising Diffusion Implicit Model-based Lesion Repainting

Jinwei Zhang, Lianrui Zuo, Yihao Liu +4

Automatic magnetic resonance (MR) image processing pipelines are widely used to study people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), encompassing tasks such as lesion segmentation and brai…

cs.CV2024★ 3 cited

Brain age identification from diffusion MRI synergistically predicts neurodegenerative disease

Chenyu Gao, Michael E. Kim, Karthik Ramadass +27

Estimated brain age from magnetic resonance image (MRI) and its deviation from chronological age can provide early insights into potential neurodegenerative diseases, supporting ea…

cs.CV2024★ 1 cited

Influence of Early through Late Fusion on Pancreas Segmentation from Imperfectly Registered Multimodal MRI

Lucas W. Remedios, Han Liu, Samuel W. Remedios +7

Multimodal fusion promises better pancreas segmentation. However, where to perform fusion in models is still an open question. It is unclear if there is a best location to fuse inf…

cs.CV2024★ 1 cited

Multi-Modality Conditioned Variational U-Net for Field-of-View Extension in Brain Diffusion MRI

Zhiyuan Li, Chenyu Gao, Praitayini Kanakaraj +13

An incomplete field-of-view (FOV) in diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) can severely hinder the volumetric and bundle analyses of whole-brain white matter connectivity. Al…

eess.IV2024

Beyond MR Image Harmonization: Resolution Matters Too

Savannah P. Hays, Samuel W. Remedios, Lianrui Zuo +6

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is commonly used in the clinical setting to non-invasively monitor the body. There exists a large variability in MR imaging due to differences in sc…

cs.CV2024★ 2 cited

Vector Field Attention for Deformable Image Registration

Yihao Liu, Junyu Chen, Lianrui Zuo +2

Deformable image registration establishes non-linear spatial correspondences between fixed and moving images. Deep learning-based deformable registration methods have been widely s…

eess.IV2024

Revisiting registration-based synthesis: A focus on unsupervised MR image synthesis

Savannah P. Hays, Lianrui Zuo, Yihao Liu +4

Deep learning (DL) has led to significant improvements in medical image synthesis, enabling advanced image-to-image translation to generate synthetic images. However, DL methods fa…

eess.IV2023

Towards an accurate and generalizable multiple sclerosis lesion segmentation model using self-ensembled lesion fusion

Jinwei Zhang, Lianrui Zuo, Blake E. Dewey +4

Automatic multiple sclerosis (MS) lesion segmentation using multi-contrast magnetic resonance (MR) images provides improved efficiency and reproducibility compared to manual deline…

eess.IV2023

Harmonization-enriched domain adaptation with light fine-tuning for multiple sclerosis lesion segmentation

Jinwei Zhang, Lianrui Zuo, Blake E. Dewey +5

Deep learning algorithms utilizing magnetic resonance (MR) images have demonstrated cutting-edge proficiency in autonomously segmenting multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions. Despite the…

eess.IV2023

Rapid Brain Meninges Surface Reconstruction with Layer Topology Guarantee

Peiyu Duan, Yuan Xue, Shuo Han +8

The meninges, located between the skull and brain, are composed of three membrane layers: the pia, the arachnoid, and the dura. Reconstruction of these layers can aid in studying v…

eess.IV2023★ 1 cited

Optimal operating MR contrast for brain ventricle parcellation

Savannah P. Hays, Lianrui Zuo, Yuli Wang +3

Development of MR harmonization has enabled different contrast MRIs to be synthesized while preserving the underlying anatomy. In this paper, we use image harmonization to explore…

eess.IV2023

Automated Ventricle Parcellation and Evan's Ratio Computation in Pre- and Post-Surgical Ventriculomegaly

Yuli Wang, Anqi Feng, Yuan Xue +6

Normal pressure hydrocephalus~(NPH) is a brain disorder associated with enlarged ventricles and multiple cognitive and motor symptoms. The degree of ventricular enlargement can be…

eess.IV2023

A latent space for unsupervised MR image quality control via artifact assessment

Lianrui Zuo, Yuan Xue, Blake E. Dewey +3

Image quality control (IQC) can be used in automated magnetic resonance (MR) image analysis to exclude erroneous results caused by poorly acquired or artifact-laden images. Existin…

eess.IV2022★ 1 cited

HACA3: A Unified Approach for Multi-site MR Image Harmonization

Lianrui Zuo, Yihao Liu, Yuan Xue +10

The lack of standardization is a prominent issue in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. This often causes undesired contrast variations in the acquired images due to differences in ha…