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most citedDeformation estimation of an elastic object by partial observation using a neural network

5 citations · 7 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

eess.IV2022

Feedback Assisted Adversarial Learning to Improve the Quality of Cone-beam CT Images

Takumi Hase, Megumi Nakao, Mitsuhiro Nakamura +1

Unsupervised image translation using adversarial learning has been attracting attention to improve the image quality of medical images. However, adversarial training based on the g…

eess.IV20211 cited

Image-to-Graph Convolutional Network for Deformable Shape Reconstruction from a Single Projection Image

M. Nakao, F. Tong, M. Nakamura +1

Shape reconstruction of deformable organs from two-dimensional X-ray images is a key technology for image-guided intervention. In this paper, we propose an image-to-graph convoluti…

cs.CV2021

Kernel-based framework to estimate deformations of pneumothorax lung using relative position of anatomical landmarks

Utako Yamamoto, Megumi Nakao, Masayuki Ohzeki +3

In video-assisted thoracoscopic surgeries, successful procedures of nodule resection are highly dependent on the precise estimation of lung deformation between the inflated lung in…

cs.CG20201 cited

Statistical modeling of pneumothorax deformation by mapping CT and cone-beam CT images

Megumi Nakao, Hinako Maekawa, Katsutaka Mineura +3

In this study, we introduce statistical modeling methods for pneumothorax deformation using paired cone-beam computed tomography (CT) images. We designed a deformable mesh registra…

math.NA2020

Analysis of Heterogeneity of Pneumothorax-associated Deformation using Model-based Registration

Megumi Nakao, Kotaro Kobayashi, Junko Tokuno +3

Recent advances in imaging techniques have enabled us to visualize lung tumors or nodules in early-stage cancer. However, the positions of nodules can change because of intraoperat…

cs.CV2019

Statistical Deformation Reconstruction Using Multi-organ Shape Features for Pancreatic Cancer Localization

Megumi Nakao, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Takashi Mizowaki +1

Respiratory motion and the associated deformations of abdominal organs and tumors are essential information in clinical applications. However, inter- and intra-patient multi-organ…