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An Adaptive Locally Connected Neuron Model: Focusing Neuron
This paper presents a new artificial neuron model capable of learning its
receptive field in the topological domain of inputs. The model provides
adaptive and differentiable local connectivity (plasticity) applicable to any
domain. It requires no other tool than the backpropagation algorithm to learn
its parameters which control the receptive field locations and apertures. This
research explores whether this ability makes the neuron focus on informative
inputs and yields any advantage over fully connected neurons. The experiments
include tests of focusing neuron networks of one or two hidden layers on
synthetic and well-known image recognition data sets. The results demonstrated
that the focusing neurons can move their receptive fields towards more
informative inputs. In the simple two-hidden layer networks, the focusing
layers outperformed the dense layers in the classification of the 2D spatial
data sets. Moreover, the focusing networks performed better than the dense
networks even when 70 of the weights were pruned. The tests on
convolutional networks revealed that using focusing layers instead of dense
layers for the classification of convolutional features may work better in some
data sets.Comment: 45 pages, a national patent filed, submitted to Turkish Patent
Office, No: -2017/17601, Date: 09.11.201
A Deep Learning Reconstruction Framework for Differential Phase-Contrast Computed Tomography with Incomplete Data
Differential phase-contrast computed tomography (DPC-CT) is a powerful
analysis tool for soft-tissue and low-atomic-number samples. Limited by the
implementation conditions, DPC-CT with incomplete projections happens quite
often. Conventional reconstruction algorithms are not easy to deal with
incomplete data. They are usually involved with complicated parameter selection
operations, also sensitive to noise and time-consuming. In this paper, we
reported a new deep learning reconstruction framework for incomplete data
DPC-CT. It is the tight coupling of the deep learning neural network and DPC-CT
reconstruction algorithm in the phase-contrast projection sinogram domain. The
estimated result is the complete phase-contrast projection sinogram not the
artifacts caused by the incomplete data. After training, this framework is
determined and can reconstruct the final DPC-CT images for a given incomplete
phase-contrast projection sinogram. Taking the sparse-view DPC-CT as an
example, this framework has been validated and demonstrated with synthetic and
experimental data sets. Embedded with DPC-CT reconstruction, this framework
naturally encapsulates the physical imaging model of DPC-CT systems and is easy
to be extended to deal with other challengs. This work is helpful to push the
application of the state-of-the-art deep learning theory in the field of
DPC-CT
Aeronautical engineering: A continuing bibliography, supplement 122
This bibliography lists 303 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in April 1980
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