arXiv:2508.16897eess.IVcs.CV2025-08

用无增强扫描生成高保真增强CT,提升安全性和可及性。

Generating Synthetic Contrast-Enhanced Chest CT Images from Non-Contrast Scans Using Slice-Consistent Brownian Bridge Diffusion Network

  • 基于切片一致布朗桥扩散模型,实现3D解剖一致性生成。
  • 在两个数据集上显著提升血管结构保留与对比度真实性。
  • 适合医学影像生成、AI辅助诊断研究者使用。

增强型计算机断层扫描(CT)对胸腔疾病(包括主动脉病变)的诊断和监测至关重要,但对比剂可能引发肾毒性及过敏反应等风险。若能无需注射对比剂即可生成高质量合成增强型CT血管造影(CTA)图像,将极大提升患者安全性、可及性并降低医疗成本。本研究首次提出基于桥接扩散模型的合成方法,利用切片一致布朗桥扩散模型(SC-BBDM),在保持跨切片一致性的同时建模复杂映射关系。与传统逐切片方法不同,该框架以二维高分辨率方式运行,维持完整3D解剖结构,同时内存开销低,支持无缝体素解读。为确保空间对齐,我们设计了包含重采样、对称归一化配准及稀疏膨胀分割掩码的预处理流程,提取主动脉及周围结构。基于Coltea-Lung数据集构建两个子集:仅含主动脉,以及主动脉与心脏联合数据,以分析解剖上下文影响。在两个数据集上与基线方法对比,验证了本方法在保留血管结构和提升对比度保真度方面的优越性。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) imaging is essential for diagnosing and monitoring thoracic diseases, including aortic pathologies. However, contrast agents pose risks such as nephrotoxicity and allergic-like reactions. The ability to generate high-fidelity synthetic contrast-enhanced CT angiography (CTA) images without contrast administration would be transformative, enhancing patient safety and accessibility while reducing healthcare costs. In this study, we propose the first bridge diffusion-based solution for synthesizing contrast-enhanced CTA images from non-contrast CT scans. Our approach builds on the Slice-Consistent Brownian Bridge Diffusion Model (SC-BBDM), leveraging its ability to model complex mappings while maintaining consistency across slices. Unlike conventional slice-wise synthesis methods, our framework preserves full 3D anatomical integrity while operating in a high-resolution 2D fashion, allowing seamless volumetric interpretation under a low memory budget. To ensure robust spatial alignment, we implement a comprehensive preprocessing pipeline that includes resampling, registration using the Symmetric Normalization method, and a sophisticated dilated segmentation mask to extract the aorta and surrounding structures. We create two datasets from the Coltea-Lung dataset: one containing only the aorta and another including both the aorta and heart, enabling a detailed analysis of anatomical context. We compare our approach against baseline methods on both datasets, demonstrating its effectiveness in preserving vascular structures while enhancing contrast fidelity.

医学影像扩散模型图像生成CT合成

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