Video frame interpolation neural network for 3D tomography across different length scales.
Laura GambiniCian GabbettLuke DoolanLewys JonesJonathan N ColemanPaddy GilliganStefano SanvitoPublished in: Nature communications (2024)
Three-dimensional (3D) tomography is a powerful investigative tool for many scientific domains, going from materials science, to engineering, to medicine. Many factors may limit the 3D resolution, often spatially anisotropic, compromising the precision of the information retrievable. A neural network, designed for video-frame interpolation, is employed to enhance tomographic images, achieving cubic-voxel resolution. The method is applied to distinct domains: the investigation of the morphology of printed graphene nanosheets networks, obtained via focused ion beam-scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM), magnetic resonance imaging of the human brain, and X-ray computed tomography scans of the abdomen. The accuracy of the 3D tomographic maps can be quantified through computer-vision metrics, but most importantly with the precision on the physical quantities retrievable from the reconstructions, in the case of FIB-SEM the porosity, tortuosity, and effective diffusivity. This work showcases a versatile image-augmentation strategy for optimizing 3D tomography acquisition conditions, while preserving the information content.
Keyphrases
- neural network
- electron microscopy
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- deep learning
- inferior vena cava
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- positron emission tomography
- image quality
- liver fibrosis
- single molecule
- convolutional neural network
- health information
- mental health
- public health
- physical activity
- cone beam
- reduced graphene oxide
- pulmonary embolism
- optical coherence tomography
- machine learning
- quantum dots
- highly efficient
- magnetic resonance
- room temperature
- soft tissue
- metal organic framework
- diffusion weighted imaging