系统梳理医学图像增强的挑战与评估方法,揭示研究空白。
Challenges, Advances, and Evaluation Metrics in Medical Image Enhancement: A Systematic Literature Review
- 按PRISMA标准分析39篇论文,归纳图像增强核心挑战
- 29项研究用传统数学方法,9项用深度学习,1项为混合方案
- 65种质量评估指标中非参考类占多数,病理与内窥镜领域研究不足
医学图像增强对提升诊断图像质量和可读性至关重要,有助于早期发现、精准诊断与有效治疗规划。尽管X射线、CT、MRI和超声等成像技术不断进步,医学图像仍普遍存在噪声、伪影和低对比度等问题,限制了其诊断潜力。解决这些问题需依赖稳健的预处理、去噪算法及先进增强方法,其中深度学习的作用日益突出。本综述遵循PRISMA流程,系统分析39篇同行评审研究,探讨医学图像增强的关键挑战、最新进展及评估指标。结果表明,低对比度和噪声是最常见问题,MRI与多模态成像最受关注,而组织病理学、内窥镜与骨显像等专有模态研究较少。39项研究中,29项采用传统数学方法,9项聚焦深度学习,1项为混合方法。图像质量评估方面,18项同时使用参考型与无参考型指标,9项仅用参考型,12项仅用无参考型,共引入65种图像质量评估(IQA)指标,以无参考型为主。本综述指出现有局限、研究空白及未来发展方向。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Medical image enhancement is crucial for improving the quality and interpretability of diagnostic images, ultimately supporting early detection, accurate diagnosis, and effective treatment planning. Despite advancements in imaging technologies such as X-ray, CT, MRI, and ultrasound, medical images often suffer from challenges like noise, artifacts, and low contrast, which limit their diagnostic potential. Addressing these challenges requires robust preprocessing, denoising algorithms, and advanced enhancement methods, with deep learning techniques playing an increasingly significant role. This systematic literature review, following the PRISMA approach, investigates the key challenges, recent advancements, and evaluation metrics in medical image enhancement. By analyzing findings from 39 peer-reviewed studies, this review provides insights into the effectiveness of various enhancement methods across different imaging modalities and the importance of evaluation metrics in assessing their impact. Key issues like low contrast and noise are identified as the most frequent, with MRI and multi-modal imaging receiving the most attention, while specialized modalities such as histopathology, endoscopy, and bone scintigraphy remain underexplored. Out of the 39 studies, 29 utilize conventional mathematical methods, 9 focus on deep learning techniques, and 1 explores a hybrid approach. In terms of image quality assessment, 18 studies employ both reference-based and non-reference-based metrics, 9 rely solely on reference-based metrics, and 12 use only non-reference-based metrics, with a total of 65 IQA metrics introduced, predominantly non-reference-based. This review highlights current limitations, research gaps, and potential future directions for advancing medical image enhancement.
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