To implement restoration in a single motion blurred image,the PSF(Point Spread Function)is difficult to estimate and the image deconvolution is ill-posed as a result that a good recovery effect cannot be obtained.Cons...To implement restoration in a single motion blurred image,the PSF(Point Spread Function)is difficult to estimate and the image deconvolution is ill-posed as a result that a good recovery effect cannot be obtained.Considering that several different PSFs can get joint invertibility to make restoration wellposed,we proposed a motion-blurred image restoration method based on joint invertibility of PSFs by means of computational photography.Firstly,we designed a set of observation device which composed by multiple cameras with the same parameters to shoot the moving target in the same field of view continuously to obtain the target images with the same background.The target images have the same brightness,but different exposure time and different motion blur length.It is easy to estimate the blur PSFs of the target images make use of the sequence frames obtained by one camera.According to the motion blur superposition feature of the target and its background,the complete blurred target images can be extracted from the observed images respectively.Finally,for the same target images with different PSFs,the iterative restoration is solved by joint solution of multiple images in spatial domain.The experiments showed that the moving target observation device designed by this method had lower requirements on hardware conditions,and the observed images are more convenient to use joint-PSF solution for image restoration,and the restoration results maintained details well and had lower signal noise ratio(SNR).展开更多
Image quality in positron emission tomography(PET)is affected by random and scattered coincidences and reconstruction protocols.In this study,we investigated the effects of scattered and random coincidences from outsi...Image quality in positron emission tomography(PET)is affected by random and scattered coincidences and reconstruction protocols.In this study,we investigated the effects of scattered and random coincidences from outside the field of view(FOV)on PET image quality for different reconstruction protocols.Imaging was performed on the Discovery 690 PET/CT scanner,using experimental configurations including the NEMA phantom(a body phantom,with six spheres of different sizes)with a signal background ratio of 4:1.The NEMA phantom(phantom I)was scanned separately in a one-bed position.To simulate the effect of random and scatter coincidences from outside the FOV,six cylindrical phantoms with various diameters were added to the NEMA phantom(phantom II).The 18 emission datasets with mean intervals of 15 min were acquired(3 min/scan).The emission data were reconstructed using different techniques.The image quality parameters were evaluated by both phantoms.Variations in the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)in a 28-mm(10-mm)sphere of phantom II were 37.9%(86.5%)for ordered-subset expectation maximization(OSEM-only),36.8%(81.5%)for point spread function(PSF),32.7%(80.7%)for time of flight(TOF),and 31.5%(77.8%)for OSEM+PSF+TOF,respectively,indicating that OSEM+PSF+TOF reconstruction had the lowest noise levels and lowest coefficient of variation(COV)values.Random and scatter coincidences from outside the FOV induced lower SNR,lower contrast,and higher COV values,indicating image deterioration and significantly impacting smaller sphere sizes.Amongst reconstruction protocols,OSEM+PSF+TOF and OSEM+PSF showed higher contrast values for sphere sizes of 22,28,and 37 mm and higher contrast recovery coefficient values for smaller sphere sizes of 10 and 13 mm.展开更多
Strokes and cerebral vascular accidents (CVAs) and related disease events are an unfortunate circumstance that inflicts individuals around the world and impacts people every day as individuals and their caregivers. Th...Strokes and cerebral vascular accidents (CVAs) and related disease events are an unfortunate circumstance that inflicts individuals around the world and impacts people every day as individuals and their caregivers. The consequences of these strokes or CVA events are life-changing for all those involved. As a result of long-term disability related to strokes, the caregiver may undergo many emotional, psychological, and physical factors that impact their daily lives. There is a relatively short period of time to react to the necessary change and as a result there may be differences in coping associated with these unexpected health circumstances. Many stoke victims experience motor, cognitive, emotional, and psycho-social deficits and their caregivers may not be prepared for these abrupt life altering effects. The impact for caregivers, factors impacting strokes, and solutions for care will be addressed in the paper. Evidence suggests that post fatigue stroke (PFS) may be triggered by a dysfunction of the stress system. Family caregivers with a low level of social engagement may be more likely to perceived stress, and increased risk for caregiver role strain.展开更多
基金funding of Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2013F0025),www.sdnsf.gov.cn.
文摘To implement restoration in a single motion blurred image,the PSF(Point Spread Function)is difficult to estimate and the image deconvolution is ill-posed as a result that a good recovery effect cannot be obtained.Considering that several different PSFs can get joint invertibility to make restoration wellposed,we proposed a motion-blurred image restoration method based on joint invertibility of PSFs by means of computational photography.Firstly,we designed a set of observation device which composed by multiple cameras with the same parameters to shoot the moving target in the same field of view continuously to obtain the target images with the same background.The target images have the same brightness,but different exposure time and different motion blur length.It is easy to estimate the blur PSFs of the target images make use of the sequence frames obtained by one camera.According to the motion blur superposition feature of the target and its background,the complete blurred target images can be extracted from the observed images respectively.Finally,for the same target images with different PSFs,the iterative restoration is solved by joint solution of multiple images in spatial domain.The experiments showed that the moving target observation device designed by this method had lower requirements on hardware conditions,and the observed images are more convenient to use joint-PSF solution for image restoration,and the restoration results maintained details well and had lower signal noise ratio(SNR).
基金supported by the Tehran University of Medical Sciences under Grant No.36291PET/CT and Cyclotron Center of Masih Daneshvari Hospital at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences。
文摘Image quality in positron emission tomography(PET)is affected by random and scattered coincidences and reconstruction protocols.In this study,we investigated the effects of scattered and random coincidences from outside the field of view(FOV)on PET image quality for different reconstruction protocols.Imaging was performed on the Discovery 690 PET/CT scanner,using experimental configurations including the NEMA phantom(a body phantom,with six spheres of different sizes)with a signal background ratio of 4:1.The NEMA phantom(phantom I)was scanned separately in a one-bed position.To simulate the effect of random and scatter coincidences from outside the FOV,six cylindrical phantoms with various diameters were added to the NEMA phantom(phantom II).The 18 emission datasets with mean intervals of 15 min were acquired(3 min/scan).The emission data were reconstructed using different techniques.The image quality parameters were evaluated by both phantoms.Variations in the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)in a 28-mm(10-mm)sphere of phantom II were 37.9%(86.5%)for ordered-subset expectation maximization(OSEM-only),36.8%(81.5%)for point spread function(PSF),32.7%(80.7%)for time of flight(TOF),and 31.5%(77.8%)for OSEM+PSF+TOF,respectively,indicating that OSEM+PSF+TOF reconstruction had the lowest noise levels and lowest coefficient of variation(COV)values.Random and scatter coincidences from outside the FOV induced lower SNR,lower contrast,and higher COV values,indicating image deterioration and significantly impacting smaller sphere sizes.Amongst reconstruction protocols,OSEM+PSF+TOF and OSEM+PSF showed higher contrast values for sphere sizes of 22,28,and 37 mm and higher contrast recovery coefficient values for smaller sphere sizes of 10 and 13 mm.
文摘Strokes and cerebral vascular accidents (CVAs) and related disease events are an unfortunate circumstance that inflicts individuals around the world and impacts people every day as individuals and their caregivers. The consequences of these strokes or CVA events are life-changing for all those involved. As a result of long-term disability related to strokes, the caregiver may undergo many emotional, psychological, and physical factors that impact their daily lives. There is a relatively short period of time to react to the necessary change and as a result there may be differences in coping associated with these unexpected health circumstances. Many stoke victims experience motor, cognitive, emotional, and psycho-social deficits and their caregivers may not be prepared for these abrupt life altering effects. The impact for caregivers, factors impacting strokes, and solutions for care will be addressed in the paper. Evidence suggests that post fatigue stroke (PFS) may be triggered by a dysfunction of the stress system. Family caregivers with a low level of social engagement may be more likely to perceived stress, and increased risk for caregiver role strain.
