Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 22, 2210002(2020)

Low-Dose CT Denoising Algorithm Based on Improved Cycle GAN

Siqi Zhu1,2, Jue Wang1,2、*, and Yufang Cai1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
  • 2Engineering Research Center of Industrial Computed Tomography Nondestructive Testing of the Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Image Processing

    Received: Jun. 29, 2020

    Accepted: Jul. 31, 2020

    Published Online: Oct. 25, 2020

    The Author Email: Wang Jue (wangjue@cqu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.2210002

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