From iterative methods to neural networks: Complex-valued approaches in medical image reconstruction

Complex-valued neural networks have emerged as an effective instrument in image reconstruction, exhibiting significant advancements compared to conventional techniques. This study introduces an innovative methodology to tackle the difficulties related to image reconstruction within medical microwave...

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Autores: Flores Arroba, Alexandra Macarena|||0000-0002-7726-582X, Huilca Cabay, Víctor José|||0009-0009-8820-7316, Palacios Arias, César Augusto|||0000-0003-1298-8434, López Montero, María José|||0000-0002-2286-7479, Delgado Brito, Omar Dario|||0009-0005-0175-7501, Paredes Regalado, María Belén|||0009-0008-7961-7869
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/444908
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/444908
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics14101959
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Inverse scattering problem
Microwave imaging
Machine learning
Deep learning
Complex valued neural network
Born iterative method
Convolutional neural networks
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Sumario:Complex-valued neural networks have emerged as an effective instrument in image reconstruction, exhibiting significant advancements compared to conventional techniques. This study introduces an innovative methodology to tackle the difficulties related to image reconstruction within medical microwave imaging. Initially, in the estimation phase, the proposed methodology integrates the Born iterative method with quadratic programming. Subsequently, in the refinement stage, the study explores the application of complex-valued neural networks to enhance the quality of reconstructions. The research emphasizes distinct complex-valued neural network architectures, namely, CV-UNET, CV-CNN, CV-MLP, and their corresponding performances. CV-UNET stands out as the best architecture, surpassing conventional methods and the other complex-valued neural networks variants. The complex-valued neural network improves the fidelity of reconstructions and simplifies the procedure by obviating the need for multiple training steps, a common prerequisite in real-valued neural networks.