Enhancing signal detectability in learning-based CT reconstruction with
a model observer inspired loss function
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10010v1
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:18:06 GMT
- Title: Enhancing signal detectability in learning-based CT reconstruction with
a model observer inspired loss function
- Authors: Megan Lantz, Emil Y. Sidky, Ingrid S. Reiser, Xiaochuan Pan, Gregory
Ongie
- Abstract summary: We introduce a novel training loss inspired by the model observer framework to enhance the detectability of weak signals in the reconstructions.
We evaluate our approach on the reconstruction of synthetic sparse-view breast CT data, and demonstrate an improvement in signal detectability with the proposed loss.
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- License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
- Abstract: Deep neural networks used for reconstructing sparse-view CT data are
typically trained by minimizing a pixel-wise mean-squared error or similar loss
function over a set of training images. However, networks trained with such
pixel-wise losses are prone to wipe out small, low-contrast features that are
critical for screening and diagnosis. To remedy this issue, we introduce a
novel training loss inspired by the model observer framework to enhance the
detectability of weak signals in the reconstructions. We evaluate our approach
on the reconstruction of synthetic sparse-view breast CT data, and demonstrate
an improvement in signal detectability with the proposed loss.
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