scholarly journals A Pansharpening Generative Adversarial Network with Multilevel Structure Enhancement and a Multistream Fusion Architecture

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2423
Author(s):  
Liping Zhang ◽  
Weisheng Li ◽  
Hefeng Huang ◽  
Dajiang Lei
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Real Image ◽  
Generative Adversarial Network ◽  
Multilevel Structure ◽  
Panchromatic Image ◽  
Adversarial Network ◽  
Fused Image ◽  
Structure Enhancement

Deep learning has been widely used in various computer vision tasks. As a result, researchers have begun to explore the application of deep learning for pansharpening and have achieved remarkable results. However, most current pansharpening methods focus only on the mapping relationship between images and the lack overall structure enhancement, and do not fully and completely research optimization goals and fusion rules. Therefore, for these problems, we propose a pansharpening generative adversarial network with multilevel structure enhancement and a multistream fusion architecture. This method first uses multilevel gradient operators to obtain the structural information of the high-resolution panchromatic image. Then, it combines the spectral features with multilevel gradient information and inputs them into two subnetworks of the generator for fusion training. We design a comprehensive optimization goal for the generator, which not only minimizes the gap between the fused image and the real image but also considers the adversarial loss between the generator and the discriminator and the multilevel structure loss between the fused image and the panchromatic image. It is worth mentioning that we comprehensively consider the spectral information and the multilevel structure as the input of the discriminator, which makes it easier for the discriminator to distinguish real and fake images. Experiments show that our proposed method is superior to state-of-the-art methods in both the subjective visual and objective assessments of fused images, especially in road and building areas.

scholarly journals Learning a Generative Model for Fusing Infrared and Visible Images via Conditional Generative Adversarial Network with Dual Discriminators

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Xu ◽  
Pengwei Liang ◽  
Wei Yu ◽  
Junjun Jiang ◽  
Jiayi Ma
Keyword(s):  
Probability Distribution ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Infrared Image ◽  
Infrared Images ◽  
Generative Adversarial Network ◽  
Visible Image ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Adversarial Network ◽  
Fused Image ◽  
Visible Images

In this paper, we propose a new end-to-end model, called dual-discriminator conditional generative adversarial network (DDcGAN), for fusing infrared and visible images of different resolutions. Unlike the pixel-level methods and existing deep learning-based methods, the fusion task is accomplished through the adversarial process between a generator and two discriminators, in addition to the specially designed content loss. The generator is trained to generate real-like fused images to fool discriminators. The two discriminators are trained to calculate the JS divergence between the probability distribution of downsampled fused images and infrared images, and the JS divergence between the probability distribution of gradients of fused images and gradients of visible images, respectively. Thus, the fused images can compensate for the features that are not constrained by the single content loss. Consequently, the prominence of thermal targets in the infrared image and the texture details in the visible image can be preserved or even enhanced in the fused image simultaneously. Moreover, by constraining and distinguishing between the downsampled fused image and the low-resolution infrared image, DDcGAN can be preferably applied to the fusion of different resolution images. Qualitative and quantitative experiments on publicly available datasets demonstrate the superiority of our method over the state-of-the-art.

scholarly journals Generative Model of Brain Microbleeds for MRI Detection of Vascular Marker of Neurodegenerative Diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saba Momeni ◽  
Amir Fazlollahi ◽  
Leo Lebrat ◽  
Paul Yates ◽  
Christopher Rowe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ground Truth ◽  
Imaging Features ◽  
Neural Network Classifier ◽  
Generative Adversarial Network ◽  
Adversarial Network ◽  
High Diversity

Cerebral microbleeds (CMB) are increasingly present with aging and can reveal vascular pathologies associated with neurodegeneration. Deep learning-based classifiers can detect and quantify CMB from MRI, such as susceptibility imaging, but are challenging to train because of the limited availability of ground truth and many confounding imaging features, such as vessels or infarcts. In this study, we present a novel generative adversarial network (GAN) that has been trained to generate three-dimensional lesions, conditioned by volume and location. This allows one to investigate CMB characteristics and create large training datasets for deep learning-based detectors. We demonstrate the benefit of this approach by achieving state-of-the-art CMB detection of real CMB using a convolutional neural network classifier trained on synthetic CMB. Moreover, we showed that our proposed 3D lesion GAN model can be applied on unseen dataset, with different MRI parameters and diseases, to generate synthetic lesions with high diversity and without needing laboriously marked ground truth.

scholarly journals Disguise of Steganography Behaviour: Steganography Using Image Processing with Generative Adversarial Network

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Mingjie Li ◽  
Zichi Wang ◽  
Haoxian Song ◽  
Yong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Histogram Equalization ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Secret Data ◽  
Stego Image ◽  
Image Steganalysis ◽  
Generative Adversarial Network ◽  
Adversarial Network

The deep learning based image steganalysis is becoming a serious threat to modification-based image steganography in recent years. Generation-based steganography directly produces stego images with secret data and can resist the advanced steganalysis algorithms. This paper proposes a novel generation-based steganography method by disguising the stego images into the kinds of images processed by normal operations (e.g., histogram equalization and sharpening). Firstly, an image processing model is trained using DCGAN and WGAN-GP, which is used to generate the images processed by normal operations. Then, the noise mapped by secret data is inputted into the trained model, and the obtained stego image is indistinguishable from the processed image. In this way, the steganographic process can be covered by the process of image processing, leaving little embedding trace in the process of steganography. As a result, the security of steganography is guaranteed. Experimental results show that the proposed scheme has better security performance than the existing steganographic methods when checked by state-of-the-art steganalytic tools, and the superiority and applicability of the proposed work are shown.

scholarly journals Disentangled generative adversarial network for low-dose CT

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenchao Du ◽  
Hu Chen ◽  
Hongyu Yang ◽  
Yi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Network Architecture ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Noise Suppression ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Visual Quality ◽  
Ct Images ◽  
Generative Adversarial Network ◽  
Low Dose Ct ◽  
Adversarial Network ◽  
Suppression Method

AbstractGenerative adversarial network (GAN) has been applied for low-dose CT images to predict normal-dose CT images. However, the undesired artifacts and details bring uncertainty to the clinical diagnosis. In order to improve the visual quality while suppressing the noise, in this paper, we mainly studied the two key components of deep learning based low-dose CT (LDCT) restoration models—network architecture and adversarial loss, and proposed a disentangled noise suppression method based on GAN (DNSGAN) for LDCT. Specifically, a generator network, which contains the noise suppression and structure recovery modules, is proposed. Furthermore, a multi-scaled relativistic adversarial loss is introduced to preserve the finer structures of generated images. Experiments on simulated and real LDCT datasets show that the proposed method can effectively remove noise while recovering finer details and provide better visual perception than other state-of-the-art methods.

scholarly journals An Imbalanced Image Classification Method for the Cell Cycle Phase

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Xin Jin ◽  
Yuanwen Zou ◽  
Zhongbing Huang
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Image Classification ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Data Augmentation ◽  
Cycle Phase ◽  
Generative Adversarial Network ◽  
Adversarial Network ◽  
Cellular Life

The cell cycle is an important process in cellular life. In recent years, some image processing methods have been developed to determine the cell cycle stages of individual cells. However, in most of these methods, cells have to be segmented, and their features need to be extracted. During feature extraction, some important information may be lost, resulting in lower classification accuracy. Thus, we used a deep learning method to retain all cell features. In order to solve the problems surrounding insufficient numbers of original images and the imbalanced distribution of original images, we used the Wasserstein generative adversarial network-gradient penalty (WGAN-GP) for data augmentation. At the same time, a residual network (ResNet) was used for image classification. ResNet is one of the most used deep learning classification networks. The classification accuracy of cell cycle images was achieved more effectively with our method, reaching 83.88%. Compared with an accuracy of 79.40% in previous experiments, our accuracy increased by 4.48%. Another dataset was used to verify the effect of our model and, compared with the accuracy from previous results, our accuracy increased by 12.52%. The results showed that our new cell cycle image classification system based on WGAN-GP and ResNet is useful for the classification of imbalanced images. Moreover, our method could potentially solve the low classification accuracy in biomedical images caused by insufficient numbers of original images and the imbalanced distribution of original images.

AN AI-BASED APPROACH TO ENHANCED FRACTURE RESOLUTION IN IMAGE LOGS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Howard ◽  
◽  
Joe Tracey ◽  
Mike Shen ◽  
Shawn Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Rock Fracture ◽  
Short Interval ◽  
Acoustic Properties ◽  
Generative Adversarial Network ◽  
Adversarial Network ◽  
Deep Learning Neural Network ◽  
Borehole Image

Borehole image logs are used to identify the presence and orientation of fractures, both natural and induced, found in reservoir intervals. The contrast in electrical or acoustic properties of the rock matrix and fluid-filled fractures is sufficiently large enough that sub-resolution features can be detected by these image logging tools. The resolution of these image logs is based on the design and operation of the tools, and generally is in the millimeter per pixel range. Hence the quantitative measurement of actual width remains problematic. An artificial intelligence (AI) -based workflow combines the statistical information obtained from a Machine-Learning (ML) segmentation process with a multiple-layer neural network that defines a Deep Learning process that enhances fractures in a borehole image. These new images allow for a more robust analysis of fracture widths, especially those that are sub-resolution. The images from a BHTV log were first segmented into rock and fluid-filled fractures using a ML-segmentation tool that applied multiple image processing filters that captured information to describe patterns in fracture-rock distribution based on nearest-neighbor behavior. The robust ML analysis was trained by users to identify these two components over a short interval in the well, and then the regression model-based coefficients applied to the remaining log. Based on the training, each pixel was assigned a probability value between 1.0 (being a fracture) and 0.0 (pure rock), with most of the pixels assigned one of these two values. Intermediate probabilities represented pixels on the edge of rock-fracture interface or the presence of one or more sub-resolution fractures within the rock. The probability matrix produced a map or image of the distribution of probabilities that determined whether a given pixel in the image was a fracture or partially filled with a fracture. The Deep Learning neural network was based on a Conditional Generative Adversarial Network (cGAN) approach where the probability map was first encoded and combined with a noise vector that acted as a seed for diverse feature generation. This combination was used to generate new images that represented the BHTV response. The second layer of the neural network, the adversarial or discriminator portion, determined whether the generated images were representative of the actual BHTV by comparing the generated images with actual images from the log and producing an output probability of whether it was real or fake. This probability was then used to train the generator and discriminator models that were then applied to the entire log. Several scenarios were run with different probability maps. The enhanced BHTV images brought out fractures observed in the core photos that were less obvious in the original BTHV log through enhanced continuity and improved resolution on fracture widths.

scholarly journals Generative Adversarial Networks-Based Semi-Supervised Automatic Modulation Recognition for Cognitive Radio Networks

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 3913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingxuan Li ◽  
Ou Li ◽  
Guangyi Liu ◽  
Ce Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Cognitive Radio ◽  
Supervised Learning ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Generative Adversarial Networks ◽  
Modulation Recognition ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Generative Adversarial Network ◽  
Adversarial Network ◽  
Automatic Modulation Recognition

With the recently explosive growth of deep learning, automatic modulation recognition has undergone rapid development. Most of the newly proposed methods are dependent on large numbers of labeled samples. We are committed to using fewer labeled samples to perform automatic modulation recognition in the cognitive radio domain. Here, a semi-supervised learning method based on adversarial training is proposed which is called signal classifier generative adversarial network. Most of the prior methods based on this technology involve computer vision applications. However, we improve the existing network structure of a generative adversarial network by adding the encoder network and a signal spatial transform module, allowing our framework to address radio signal processing tasks more efficiently. These two technical improvements effectively avoid nonconvergence and mode collapse problems caused by the complexity of the radio signals. The results of simulations show that compared with well-known deep learning methods, our method improves the classification accuracy on a synthetic radio frequency dataset by 0.1% to 12%. In addition, we verify the advantages of our method in a semi-supervised scenario and obtain a significant increase in accuracy compared with traditional semi-supervised learning methods.

scholarly journals INFRASTRUCTURE DEGRADATION AND POST-DISASTER DAMAGE DETECTION USING ANOMALY DETECTING GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS

2020 ◽  
Vol V-2-2020 ◽  
pp. 573-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Tilon ◽  
F. Nex ◽  
D. Duarte ◽  
N. Kerle ◽  
G. Vosselman
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Damage Detection ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Generative Adversarial Networks ◽  
Generative Adversarial Network ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Urban Scenes ◽  
Adversarial Network ◽  
Collapsed Buildings ◽  
Post Disaster

Abstract. Degradation and damage detection provides essential information to maintenance workers in routine monitoring and to first responders in post-disaster scenarios. Despite advance in Earth Observation (EO), image analysis and deep learning techniques, the quality and quantity of training data for deep learning is still limited. As a result, no robust method has been found yet that can transfer and generalize well over a variety of geographic locations and typologies of damages. Since damages can be seen as anomalies, occurring sparingly over time and space, we propose to use an anomaly detecting Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) to detect damages. The main advantages of using GANs are that only healthy unannotated images are needed, and that a variety of damages, including the never before seen damage, can be detected. In this study we aimed to investigate 1) the ability of anomaly detecting GANs to detect degradation (potholes and cracks) in asphalt road infrastructures using Mobile Mapper imagery and building damage (collapsed buildings, rubble piles) using post-disaster aerial imagery, and 2) the sensitivity of this method against various types of pre-processing. Our results show that we can detect damages in urban scenes at satisfying levels but not on asphalt roads. Future work will investigate how to further classify the found damages and how to improve damage detection for asphalt roads.

scholarly journals Improving CBCT Quality to CT Level using Deep‐Learning with Generative Adversarial Network

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Ning Yue ◽  
Min‐Ying Su ◽  
Bo Liu ◽  
Yi Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Generative Adversarial Network ◽  
Adversarial Network

scholarly journals A generative adversarial network for artifact removal in photoacoustic computed tomography with a linear-array transducer

2020 ◽  
Vol 245 (7) ◽  
pp. 597-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tri Vu ◽  
Mucong Li ◽  
Hannah Humayun ◽  
Yuan Zhou ◽  
Junjie Yao
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Linear Array ◽  
Artifact Removal ◽  
Generative Adversarial Network ◽  
Transducer Array ◽  
Limited Bandwidth ◽  
Adversarial Network ◽  
Array Transducer ◽  
Imaging Speed

With balanced spatial resolution, penetration depth, and imaging speed, photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT) is promising for clinical translation such as in breast cancer screening, functional brain imaging, and surgical guidance. Typically using a linear ultrasound (US) transducer array, PACT has great flexibility for hand-held applications. However, the linear US transducer array has a limited detection angle range and frequency bandwidth, resulting in limited-view and limited-bandwidth artifacts in the reconstructed PACT images. These artifacts significantly reduce the imaging quality. To address these issues, existing solutions often have to pay the price of system complexity, cost, and/or imaging speed. Here, we propose a deep-learning-based method that explores the Wasserstein generative adversarial network with gradient penalty (WGAN-GP) to reduce the limited-view and limited-bandwidth artifacts in PACT. Compared with existing reconstruction and convolutional neural network approach, our model has shown improvement in imaging quality and resolution. Our results on simulation, phantom, and in vivo data have collectively demonstrated the feasibility of applying WGAN-GP to improve PACT’s image quality without any modification to the current imaging set-up. Impact statement This study has the following main impacts. It offers a promising solution for removing limited-view and limited-bandwidth artifact in PACT using a linear-array transducer and conventional image reconstruction, which have long hindered its clinical translation. Our solution shows unprecedented artifact removal ability for in vivo image, which may enable important applications such as imaging tumor angiogenesis and hypoxia. The study reports, for the first time, the use of an advanced deep-learning model based on stabilized generative adversarial network. Our results have demonstrated its superiority over other state-of-the-art deep-learning methods.

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