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ArticlePhotoacoustics2025

Image restoration for ring-array photoacoustic tomography based on an attention mechanism driven conditional generative adversarial network.

Wende Dong, Yanli Zhang, Luqi Hu, Songde Liu, Chao Tian

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Wende DongCollege of Automation Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China.
Yanli ZhangCollege of Automation Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China.
Luqi HuCollege of Automation Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China.
Songde LiuSchool of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
Chao TianSchool of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.

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Abstract

Ring-Array photoacoustic tomography (PAT) systems have shown great promise in non-invasive biomedical imaging. However, images produced by these systems often suffer from quality degradation due to non-ideal imaging conditions, with common issues including blurring and streak artifacts. To address these challenges, we propose an image restoration method based on a conditional generative adversarial network (CGAN) framework. Our approach integrates a hybrid spatial and channel attention mechanism within a Residual Shifted Window Transformer Module (RSTM) to enhance the generator's performance. Additionally, we have developed a comprehensive loss function to balance pixel-level accuracy, detail preservation, and perceptual quality. We further incorporate a gamma correction module to enhance the contrast of the network's output. Experimental results on both simulated and in vivo data demonstrate that our method significantly improves resolution and restores overall image quality.

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Attention mechanismImage restorationPhotoacoustic tomography

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PMID40255318
PMCPMC12008638

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