@inproceedings {2158, title = {A Deep Convolutional Framelet Network based on Tight Steerable Wavelet: application to sparse-view medical tomosynthesis}, booktitle = { International Meeting on Fully Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine}, year = {2021}, author = {Luis Filipe Alves Pereira and Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Jan De Beenhouwer and Jan Sijbers} } @article {2087, title = {To Recurse or not to Recurse A Low Dose CT Study}, journal = {Progress in Artificial Intelligence}, volume = {10}, year = {2021}, pages = {65{\textendash}81}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s13748-020-00224-0}, author = {Shabab Bazrafkan and Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Joris Soons and Jan De Beenhouwer and Jan Sijbers} } @inproceedings {2068, title = {Ringing Artefact Removal From Sparse View Tomosynthesis using Deep Neural Networks}, booktitle = {The 6th International Conference on Image Formation in X-Ray Computed Tomography}, year = {2020}, pages = {380-383}, author = {Shabab Bazrafkan and Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Joris Soons and Jan De Beenhouwer and Jan Sijbers} } @inproceedings {1869, title = {Joint reconstruction and flat-field estimation using support estimation}, booktitle = {IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference}, year = {2018}, address = {Sydney, Australia}, doi = {10.1109/NSSMIC.2018.8824406}, author = {Nathana{\"e}l Six and Jan De Beenhouwer and Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Wim Vanroose and Jan Sijbers} } @inproceedings {1882, title = {Performance and memory use trade-off in CPU and GPU implementations of a deformation operator for 4D-CT}, booktitle = {8th Conference on Industrial Computed Tomography, Wels, Austria}, year = {2018}, author = {Stijn Manhaeve and Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Jan Sijbers} } @article {1727, title = {Data-Driven Affine Deformation Estimation and Correction in Cone Beam Computed Tomography}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Image Processing}, volume = {26}, year = {2017}, pages = {1441-1451}, doi = {10.1109/TIP.2017.2651370}, author = {Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Jan De Beenhouwer and Thomas De Schryver and Luc Van Hoorebeke and Jan Sijbers} } @mastersthesis {1821, title = {Model-based reconstruction algorithms for dynamic X-ray CT}, volume = {PhD in Sciences/Physics}, year = {2017}, type = {PhD thesis}, author = {Vincent Van Nieuwenhove} } @article {1773, title = {MoVIT: A tomographic reconstruction framework for 4D-CT}, journal = {Optics Express}, volume = {25}, year = {2017}, pages = {19236-19250}, abstract = {4D computed tomography (4D-CT) aims to visualise the temporal dynamics of a 3D sample with a sufficiently high temporal and spatial resolution. Successive time frames are typically obtained by sequential scanning, followed by independent reconstruction of each 3D dataset. Such an approach requires a large number of projections for each scan to obtain images with sufficient quality (in terms of artefacts and SNR). Hence, there is a clear trade-off between the rotation speed of the gantry (i.e. time resolution) and the quality of the reconstructed images. In this paper, the MotionVector-based Iterative Technique (MoVIT) is introduced which reconstructs a particular time frame by including the projections of neighbouring time frames as well. It is shown that such a strategy improves the trade-off between the rotation speed and the SNR. The framework is tested on both numerical simulations and on 4D X-ray CT datasets of polyurethane foam under compression. Results show that reconstructions obtained with MoVIT have a significantly higher SNR compared to the SNR of conventional 4D reconstructions.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.019236}, author = {Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Jan De Beenhouwer and Jelle Vlassenbroeck and Mark Brennan and Jan Sijbers} } @inproceedings {1743, title = {Registration Based SIRT: A reconstruction algorithm for 4D CT}, booktitle = {7th Conference on Industrial Computed Tomography}, year = {2017}, address = {Leuven, Belgium}, abstract = {The goal of 4D computed tomography (4D CT) is to study the temporal deformation of a 3D sample with a sufficiently high temporal and spatial resolution. Conventionally, the sample is sequentially scanned, resulting in datasets of successive time frames. Each of these datasets is then independently reconstructed. This framework results in a trade-off between the temporal resolution and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the reconstructed images. The proposed registration based simultaneous iterative reconstruction technique (RBSIRT) allows shortening the acquisition time per time frame, leading to improved temporal resolution at comparable SNR. To this end, the algorithm estimates the deformation field between different time frames, which allows incorporating projections of other time frames into the reconstruction of a particular time frame. The technique was validated on numeric simulations and on a real dynamic experiment of a polyurethane foam sample. The reconstructions obtained with RBSIRT have a significantly higher SNR compared to the SNR of conventional 4D reconstructions.}, url = {http://www.ndt.net/events/iCT2017/app/content/Paper/42_VanNieuwenhove.pdf}, author = {Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Jan De Beenhouwer and Jelle Vlassenbroeck and Maarten Moesen and Mark Brennan and Jan Sijbers} } @inproceedings {1619, title = {Dynamic flat field correction in X-ray computed tomography}, booktitle = {Optimess conference}, year = {2016}, edition = {Antwerp}, author = {Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Jan De Beenhouwer and Jan Sijbers} } @article {1703, title = {Local Attenuation Curve Optimization (LACO) framework for high quality perfusion maps in low-dose cerebral perfusion CT}, journal = {Medical Physics}, volume = {43}, year = {2016}, pages = {6429-6438}, doi = {10.1118/1.4967263}, author = {Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Van Eyndhoven, Geert and Kees Joost Batenburg and Nico Buls and Jaf Vandemeulebroucke and Jan De Beenhouwer and Jan Sijbers} } @conference {1765, title = {Understanding microstructural deformation of apple tissue from 4D micro-CT imaging}, year = {2016}, doi = {10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1197.2}, author = {Wang, Z and Seppe Rogge and Mattias Van Dael and Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Pieter Verboven and Jan Sijbers and Bart Nicolai} } @conference {1589, title = {A 4D CT reconstruction algorithm for fast liquid flow imaging}, year = {2015}, abstract = { The study of fluid flow through solid matter by computed tomography (CT) imaging has a broad range of applications, ranging from oil extraction to scientific research on fluid dynamics. Current techniques are often limited by a low temporal/spatial resolution. In this talk, a new iterative CT reconstruction algorithm for improved temporal/spatial resolution in the imaging of fluid flowing through solid matter is introduced. The proposed algorithm exploits prior knowledge in two ways. Firstly, the time-varying object is assumed to consist of stationary (the solid matter) and dynamic regions (the fluid flow). Secondly, the attenuation of a particular voxel in the dynamic region is modeled by a piecewise constant function over time (i.e., the voxel consists of fluid or air). Experiments on simulation data and on a real neutron tomography dataset demonstrate that the proposed approach can significantly increase the temporal resolution in comparison to conventional algorithms.}, author = {Van Eyndhoven, Geert and Kees Joost Batenburg and Kazantsev, Daniil and Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Lee, Peter D. and Katherine J Dobson and Jan Sijbers} } @inproceedings {1592, title = {Affine deformation correction in cone beam Computed Tomography}, booktitle = {Fully Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine}, year = {2015}, pages = {182-185}, address = {Newport, Rhode Island, USA}, abstract = {In Computed Tomography (CT), motion and deformation during the acquisition produce streaks and blurring, known as motion artefacts. In contrast to other deformation correction techniques, this work introduces an efficient algorithm to correct for global affine deformations directly on the cone beam projections. During an experiment, the exact deformation parameters are unknown. These parameters are estimated in the projection domain by minimizing a plane based raw data redundancy criterion. Simulations and experimental data show a reduction of motion artefacts in the reconstructed images.}, url = {http://fully3d.org/proceedings.html}, author = {Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Jan De Beenhouwer and Thomas De Schryver and Luc Van Hoorebeke and Jan Sijbers} } @article {1615, title = {Dynamic intensity normalization using eigen flat fields in X-ray imaging}, journal = {Optics Express}, volume = {23}, year = {2015}, pages = {27975-27989}, abstract = {In X-ray imaging, it is common practice to normalize the acquired projection data with averaged flat fields taken prior to the scan. Unfortunately, due to source instabilities, vibrating beamline components such as the monochromator, time varying detector properties, or other confounding factors, flat fields are often far from stationary, resulting in significant systematic errors in intensity normalization. In this work, a simple and efficient method is proposed to account for dynamically varying flat fields. Through principal component analysis of a set of flat fields, eigen flat fields are computed. A linear combination of the most important eigen flat fields is then used to individually normalize each X-ray projection. Experiments show that the proposed dynamic flat field correction leads to a substantial reduction of systematic errors in projection intensity normalization compared to conventional flat field correction. }, doi = {10.1364/OE.23.027975}, author = {Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Jan De Beenhouwer and Francesco De Carlo and Lucia Mancini and Federica Marone and Jan Sijbers} } @conference {1618, title = {A fast 4D CT reconstruction algorithm for affine deforming objects}, year = {2015}, edition = {Helsinki}, author = {Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Jan De Beenhouwer and Jan Sijbers} } @article {1606, title = {An iterative CT reconstruction algorithm for fast fluid flow imaging}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Image Processing}, volume = {24}, year = {2015}, pages = {4446-4458}, abstract = {The study of fluid flow through solid matter by computed tomography (CT) imaging has many applications, ranging from petroleum and aquifer engineering to biomedical, manufacturing and environmental research. To avoid motion artifacts, current experiments are often limited to slow fluid flow dynamics. This severely limits the applicability of the technique. In this paper, a new iterative CT reconstruction algorithm for improved temporal/spatial resolution in the imaging of fluid flow through solid matter is introduced. The proposed algorithm exploits prior knowledge in two ways. Firstly, the time-varying object is assumed to consist of stationary (the solid matter) and dynamic regions (the fluid flow). Secondly, the attenuation curve of a particular voxel in the dynamic region is modeled by a piecewise constant function over time, which is in accordance with the actual advancing fluid/air boundary. Quantitative and qualitative results on different simulation experiments and a real neutron tomography dataset show that, in comparison state-of-the-art algorithms, the proposed algorithm allows reconstruction from substantially fewer projections per rotation without image quality loss. Therefore, temporal resolution can be substantially increased and thus fluid flow experiments with faster dynamics can be performed.}, issn = {1057-7149}, doi = {10.1109/TIP.2015.2466113}, author = {Van Eyndhoven, Geert and Kees Joost Batenburg and Kazantsev, Daniil and Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Lee, Peter D. and Katherine J Dobson and Jan Sijbers} } @article {1504, title = {Combined Estimation of Affine Movement and Reconstruction in Tomography}, year = {2014}, publisher = {3D Materials Science Conference}, author = {Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Van Eyndhoven, Geert and Jan De Beenhouwer and Jan Sijbers} } @conference {1503, title = {Compensation of affine deformations in fan and cone beam projections}, year = {2014}, pages = {187-189}, author = {Vincent Van Nieuwenhove and Van Eyndhoven, Geert and Jan De Beenhouwer and Jan Sijbers} }