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most citedMerlin: A Computed Tomography Vision-Language Foundation Model and Dataset

33 citations · 43 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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5 papers

cs.CV2025

3D Nephrographic Image Synthesis in CT Urography with the Diffusion Model and Swin Transformer

Hongkun Yu, Syed Jamal Safdar Gardezi, E. Jason Abel +8

Purpose: This study aims to develop and validate a method for synthesizing 3D nephrographic phase images in CT urography (CTU) examinations using a diffusion model integrated with…

cs.CV2024★ 33 cited

Merlin: A Computed Tomography Vision-Language Foundation Model and Dataset

Louis Blankemeier, Ashwin Kumar, Joseph Paul Cohen +37

The large volume of abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans coupled with the shortage of radiologists have intensified the need for automated medical image analysis tools. Previou…

eess.IV2024

ResNCT: A Deep Learning Model for the Synthesis of Nephrographic Phase Images in CT Urography

Syed Jamal Safdar Gardezi, Lucas Aronson, Peter Wawrzyn +9

Purpose: To develop and evaluate a transformer-based deep learning model for the synthesis of nephrographic phase images in CT urography (CTU) examinations from the unenhanced and…

eess.IV2024★ 1 cited

Automatic Segmentation of the Kidneys and Cystic Renal Lesions on Non-Contrast CT Using a Convolutional Neural Network

Lucas Aronson, Ruben Ngnitewe Massaa, Syed Jamal Safdar Gardezi +1

Objective: Automated segmentation tools are useful for calculating kidney volumes rapidly and accurately. Furthermore, these tools have the power to facilitate large-scale image-ba…

cs.CV2023★ 9 cited

Comp2Comp: Open-Source Body Composition Assessment on Computed Tomography

Louis Blankemeier, Arjun Desai, Juan Manuel Zambrano Chaves +11

Computed tomography (CT) is routinely used in clinical practice to evaluate a wide variety of medical conditions. While CT scans provide diagnoses, they also offer the ability to e…