Systems and methods for analyzing perfusion-weighted medical imaging using deep neural networks are provided. In some aspects, a method includes receiving perfusion-weighted imaging data acquired from a subject using a magnetic resonance (“MR”) imaging system and modeling at least one voxel associated with the perfusion-weighted imaging data using a four-dimensional (“4D”) convolutional neural network. The method also includes extracting spatio-temporal features for each modeled voxel and estimating at least one perfusion parameter for each modeled voxel based on the extracted spatio-temporal features. The method further includes generating a report using the at least one perfusion parameter indicating perfusion in the subject.

A method of analysing the magnitude of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) data is described. The method comprising: using the magnitude only of the multi-echo MRI data of images from the subject, where images are acquired at arbitrarily timed echoes including at least one echo time where water and fat are not substantially in-phase; fitting the magnitude of said multi-echo MRI data to a single signal model to produce a plurality of potential solutions for the relative signal contributions for each of the at least two species from the model, by using a plurality of different starting conditions to generate a particular cost function value for each of the plurality of starting conditions, where said cost function values are independent of a field map term for the MRI data; analysing said cost function values to calculate relative signal separation contribution for each species at each voxel of the images.

The present disclosure provides a medical image segmentation method. The medical image segmentation method includes acquiring a to-be-processed medical image set, the to-be-processed medical image set including a plurality of to-be-processed medical images corresponding to different time points, processing the to-be-processed medical image set in a time dimension according to the to-be-processed medical images and the time points corresponding to the to-be-processed medical images to obtain a temporal dynamic image, and extracting a target region feature from the temporal dynamic image by using a medical image segmentation model, to acquire a target region.

A method includes obtaining image data, selecting image datasets from the image data, creating three-dimensional (3D) matrices based on the selected image dataset, refining the 3D matrices, applying one or more matrix operations to the refined 3D matrices, selecting corresponding matrix columns from the 3D matrices, applying big data convolution algorithm to the selected corresponding matrix columns to create a two-dimensional (2D) matrix, and applying a reconstruction algorithm to create a super-resolution biomarker map image.

Methods and apparatus for computer-aided prostate condition diagnosis are disclosed. An example computer-aided prostate condition diagnosis apparatus includes a memory to store instructions and a processor. The example processor is to execute the instructions to implement at least a prostate assessor, a lesion assessor, and an outcome generator. The example prostate assessor is to evaluate a volume and density of a prostate gland in an image of a patient to determine a prostate-specific antigen level for the prostate gland. The example lesion assessor is to analyze a lesion on the prostate gland in the image. The example outcome generator is to generate an assessment of prostate gland health based on the prostate-specific antigen level and the analysis of the lesion.

A computer-implemented method of reducing noise and artifacts in medical images is provided. The method includes receiving a series of medical images along a first dimension, wherein the signals in the medical images having a higher correlation in the first dimension than the noise and the artifacts in the medical images. The method further includes, for each of a plurality of pixels in the medical images, deriving a series of data points along the first dimension based on the series of medical images, inputting the series of data points into a neural network model, and outputting the component of signals in the series of data points. The neural network model is configured to separate a component of signals from a component of noise and artifacts in the series of data points. The method further includes generating a series of corrected medical images based on the outputted component of signals.

A method is disclosed for providing a virtual tomographic stroke follow-up examination image. In an embodiment, the method includes: receiving a sequence of temporally successive tomographic perfusion imaging data sets of a region for examination; calculating the virtual tomographic stroke follow-up examination image of the region for examination by applying a trained machine learning algorithm to the sequence of temporally successive tomographic perfusion imaging data sets received; and providing the virtual tomographic stroke follow-up examination image calculated.

An imaging method may include obtaining imaging data associated with a region of interest (ROI) of an object. The imaging data may correspond to a plurality of time-series images of the ROI. The imaging method may also include determining, based on the imaging data, a data set including a spatial basis and one or more temporal bases. The spatial basis may include spatial information of the imaging data. The one or more temporal bases may include temporal information of the imaging data. The imaging method may also include storing, in a storage medium, the spatial basis and the one or more temporal bases.

A three-dimensional geometry measurement apparatus including: a preliminary measurement part that creates a plurality of pieces of preliminary measurement data indicating three-dimensional coordinates of a reference point on a reference instrument; a reference data creation part that creates reference data; a calculation part that calculates a correction value on the basis of the reference data and the preliminary measurement data which does not match the reference data; a target measuring part that creates target measurement data indicating results of measuring a measurement point of the object to be measured; a correction part that corrects the target measurement data in the measurement system corresponding to the preliminary measurement data that does not match the reference data, on the basis of the correction value; and a geometry identification part that identifies a geometry of the object to be measured using the corrected target measurement data.

Embodiments discussed herein facilitate determination of a response to treatment and/or a prognosis for a tumor based at least in part on features of tumor-associated vasculature (TAV). One example embodiment is a method, comprising: accessing a medical imaging scan of a tumor, wherein the tumor is segmented on the medical imaging scan; segmenting tumor-associated vasculature (TAV) associated with the tumor based on the medical imaging scan; extracting one or more features from the TAV; providing the one or more features extracted from the TAV to a trained machine learning model; and receiving, from the machine learning model, one of a predicted response to a treatment for the tumor or a prognosis for the tumor.