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ArticleNature communications2026

AI-Assisted segmentation and volumetric reconstruction of radiographs through multi-angular scintillation imaging.

Seokho Kim, Byungjoon Bae, Do Wan Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Siyeon Kim, Sungwoo Kim, Jawoon Kim, Cheong Beom Lee, Yongmin Baek, Sree Sourav Das and 7 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Seokho Kim *Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Byungjoon Bae *Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4305-3853
Do Wan Kim *Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Yoo Jin LeeDepartment of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.
Siyeon KimDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sungwoo KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jawoon KimDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Cheong Beom LeeDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yongmin BaekDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4387-3042
Sree Sourav DasDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9010-2005
Jiyoung BooDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Jinho ChoiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Mona ZebarjadiDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Kyeounghak KimDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. chemekim@hanyang.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1297-6038
Sangeun ChoDivision of System Semiconductor, Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. sangeun.c@dongguk.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8567-4095
Dong Hyuk ParkDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea. donghyuk@inha.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3508-2133
Kyusang LeeDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA. kyusang@virginia.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7123-3395

Funding

Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) P0020460National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2022-NR070840National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2024-00357783National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2024-00463084National Science Foundation (NSF) 2421213National Science Foundation (NSF) ECCS-2332060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

X-ray imaging serves as a fundamental tool for non-destructive inspection. Although conventional radiography is well suited for two-dimensional imaging, it cannot provide volumetric structure. Computed tomography provides three-dimensional reconstruction but remains constrained by bulky instrumentation, high radiation exposure, and cost. Here we demonstrate a patch-type scintillator integrated with multi-stage neural network that segments and reconstructs three-dimensional volumes from sparse angular two-dimensional radiographs. The scintillator is fabricated by electrospraying cellulose nanocrystals onto a bulk cellulose matrix, followed by dip-coating of perovskite, yielding a composite with enhanced radioluminescence under X-ray excitation. This flexible film conforms to complex geometries, enabling distortion-free and multi-angle imaging. Neural networks are trained on synthetic datasets and validated on experimentally acquired avian tibiotarsus radiographs, accurately reconstructing volumetric bone structures. This approach serves as a proof-of-concept for low-dose, accessible artificial intelligence-enabled three-dimensional X-ray imaging, demonstrating the feasibility of recovering macroscopic three-dimensional morphology from as few as three sparse projections.

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Artificial IntelligenceImaging, Three-DimensionalScintillation CountingTomography, X-Ray ComputedAnimalsCalcium CompoundsCelluloseNanoparticlesNeural Networks, ComputerOxidesTitaniumCalcium CompoundsCelluloseOxidesperovskiteTitanium

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PMID42243100
PMCPMC13396440

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