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Do CNNs Solve the CT Inverse Problem? by Sidky, Emil Y., Lorente, Iris, Brankov, Jovan G., Pan, Xiaochuan

“…Objective: This work examines the claim made in the literature that the inverse problem associated with image reconstruction in sparse-view computed tomography…”
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Evaluation of the channelized Hotelling observer with an internal-noise model in a train-test paradigm for cardiac SPECT defect detection by Brankov, Jovan G

“…The channelized Hotelling observer (CHO) has become a widely used approach for evaluating medical image quality, acting as a surrogate for human observers in…”
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Quantifying Imaging Agent Binding and Dissociation in 3-D Cancer Spheroid Tissue Culture Using Paired-Agent Principles by Li, Chengyue, Rounds, Cody C., Torres, Veronica C., He, Yusheng, Xu, Xiaochun, Papavasiliou, Georgia, Samkoe, Kimberley S., Brankov, Jovan G., Tichauer, Kenneth M.

“…Binding kinetics play an important role in cancer diagnosis and therapeutics. However, current methods of quantifying binding kinetics fail to consider the…”
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A computational model to generate simulated three‐dimensional breast masses by Sisternes, Luis, Brankov, Jovan G., Zysk, Adam M., Schmidt, Robert A., Nishikawa, Robert M., Wernick, Miles N.

“…Purpose: To develop algorithms for creating realistic three‐dimensional (3D) simulated breast masses and embedding them within actual clinical mammograms. The…”
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Analyzer-based phase-contrast imaging system using a micro focus X-ray source by Zhou, Wei, Majidi, Keivan, Brankov, Jovan G

“…Here we describe a new in-laboratory analyzer based phase contrast-imaging (ABI) instrument using a conventional X-ray tube source (CXS) aimed at bio-medical…”
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Model-based system matrix for iterative reconstruction in sub-diffuse angular-domain fluorescence optical projection tomography by Torres, Veronica C, Li, Chengyue, Brankov, Jovan G, Tichauer, Kenneth M

“…This work concerns a fluorescence optical projection tomography system for low scattering tissue, like lymph nodes, with angular-domain rejection of highly…”
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Improved intraoperative identification of close margins in oral squamous cell carcinoma resections using a dual aperture fluorescence ratio approach: first in-human results by Rounds, Cody C., de Wit, Jaron G., Vonk, Jasper, Vorjohan, Jennifer, Nelson, Sophia, Trang, Allyson, Villinski, Brooke, Samkoe, Kimberley S., Brankov, Jovan G., Voskuil, Floris J., Witjes, Max J. H., Tichauer, Kenneth M.

“…Surgical excision is the main treatment for solid tumors in oral squamous cell carcinomas, where wide local excision (achieving a healthy tissue margin of…”
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Angular restriction fluorescence optical projection tomography to localize micrometastases in lymph nodes by Torres, Veronica C, Li, Chengyue, He, Yusheng, Sinha, Lagnojita, Papavasiliou, Georgia, Sattar, Husain A, Brankov, Jovan G, Tichauer, Kenneth M

“…Lymph node biopsy is a primary means of staging breast cancer, yet standard pathological techniques are time-consuming and typically sample less than 1% of the…”
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Intraoperative Detection of Micrometastases in Whole Excised Lymph Nodes Using Fluorescent Paired-Agent Imaging Principles: Identification of a Suitable Staining and Rinsing Protocol by Li, Chengyue, Torres, Veronica C., He, Yusheng, Xu, Xiaochun, Basheer, Yusairah, Papavasiliou, Georgia, Samkoe, Kimberley S., Brankov, Jovan G., Tichauer, Kenneth M.

“…Purpose Correctly identifying nodal status is recognized as a critical prognostic factor in many cancer types and is essential to guide adjuvant treatment…”
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Quantification of the binding potential of cell-surface receptors in fresh excised specimens via dual-probe modeling of SERS nanoparticles by Sinha, Lagnojita, Wang, Yu, Yang, Cynthia, Khan, Altaz, Brankov, Jovan G., Liu, Jonathan T. C., Tichauer, Kenneth M.

“…The complete removal of cancerous tissue is a central aim of surgical oncology, but is difficult to achieve in certain cases, especially when the removal of…”
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A cadaveric breast cancer tissue phantom for phase-contrast X-ray imaging applications by Rounds, Cody C, Li, Chengyue, Zhou, Wei, Tichauer, Kenneth M, Brankov, Jovan G

“…As mammography X-ray imaging technologies advance and provide elevated contrast in soft tissues, a need has developed for reliable imaging phantoms for use in…”
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Noise and analyzer-crystal angular position analysis for analyzer-based phase-contrast imaging by Majidi, Keivan, Li, Jun, Muehleman, Carol, Brankov, Jovan G

“…The analyzer-based phase-contrast x-ray imaging (ABI) method is emerging as a potential alternative to conventional radiography. Like many of the modern…”
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Numerical Surrogates for Human Observers in Myocardial Motion Evaluation From SPECT Images by Marin, Thibault, Kalayeh, Mahdi M., Parages, Felipe M., Brankov, Jovan G.

“…In medical imaging, the gold standard for image-quality assessment is a task-based approach in which one evaluates human observer performance for a given…”
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Special Section Guest Editorial: Hard X-Ray Tomography with Micrometer Resolution by Müller, Bert, Stock, Stuart R., Wang, Ge, Brankov, Jovan G.

“…JMI guest editors introduce articles collected in the JMI Special Section on Hard X-Ray Tomography with Micrometer Resolution, a snapshot of this important…”
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Generalization Evaluation of Machine Learning Numerical Observers for Image Quality Assessment by Kalayeh, M. M., Marin, T., Brankov, J. G.

“…In this paper, we present two new numerical observers (NO) based on machine learning for image quality assessment. The proposed NOs aim to predict human…”
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Deformable left-ventricle mesh model for motion-compensated filtering in cardiac gated SPECT by Marin, Thibault, Brankov, Jovan G.

“…Purpose: In this article, the authors present a motion-compensated spatiotemporal processing algorithm to reduce noise in cardiac gated SPECT. Cardiac gated…”
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Limited-angle tomography for analyzer-based phase-contrast x-ray imaging by Majidi, Keivan, Wernick, Miles N, Li, Jun, Muehleman, Carol, Brankov, Jovan G

“…Multiple-image radiography (MIR) is an analyzer-based phase-contrast x-ray imaging method, which is emerging as a potential alternative to conventional…”
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Multiple-image radiography by Wernick, Miles N, Wirjadi, Oliver, Chapman, Dean, Zhong, Zhong, Galatsanos, Nikolas P, Yang, Yongyi, Brankov, Jovan G, Oltulu, Oral, Anastasio, Mark A, Muehleman, Carol

“…Conventional radiography produces a single image of an object by measuring the attenuation of an x-ray beam passing through it. When imaging weakly absorbing…”
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Full receiver operating characteristic curve estimation using two alternative forced choice studies by Massanes, Francesc, Brankov, Jovan G

“…Task-based medical image quality is typically measured by the degree to which a human observer can perform a diagnostic task in a psychophysical human observer…”
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Learning a Channelized Observer for Image Quality Assessment by Brankov, J.G., Yongyi Yang, Liyang Wei, El Naqa, I., Wernick, M.N.

“…It is now widely accepted that image quality should be evaluated using task-based criteria, such as human-observer performance in a lesion-detection task. The…”
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