TRO' R.

Background: In clinical assessment of Pectus Excavatum (PE), the indication to surgery is based not only on symptoms but also on quantitative markers calculated from Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans. According to clinical routine, these indexes are measured manually by radiologists with limited computer...

Background and objective: Choosing the most appropriate denoising method to improve the quality of diagnostic images maximally is key in pre-processing of diffusion MRI images. Recent advancements in acquisition and reconstruction techniques have questioned traditional noise estimation methods favoring adaptive denoising frameworks,...