A New AI Research Introduces MONAI Generative Models: An Open

New developments have been made in several fields, including medical imaging, thanks to recent advancements in generative artificial intelligence. These generative models have great promise for a wide variety of uses, including but not limited to anomaly detection, image-to-image translation, denoising, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reconstruction. However, these models are notoriously complex, making it tough to put into practice and reproduce. This intricacy can slow progress, create barriers to entry for users, and discourage the evaluation of novel approaches compared to established practices.

To make building and deploying generative models easier and more standardized, the researchers team created an open-source platform called MONAI Generative Models. This group included researchers from King’s College London, the National Institute of Mental Health, The University of Edinburgh, the University of Basel, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, NVIDIA, Stanford University, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and University College London.

Five studies covering a wide range of medical imaging-related topics, from out-of-distribution detection to image translation and superresolution, are discussed to demonstrate the efficacy of the technology. The platform’s adaptability, shown by its use with various modalities and anatomical regions in 2D and 3D scenarios, demonstrates its potential as a novel tool for furthering medical imaging. The five experiments are as follows:

In the future, the researchers plan to improve support for other applications like MRI reconstruction and incorporate more recent models to make model comparison easier. The field of medical generative models and its applications will continue to advance thanks to these developments.

Check out the Paper. All Credit For This Research Goes To the Researchers on This Project. Also, don’t forget to join our 27k+ ML SubReddit, 40k+ Facebook Community, Discord Channel, and Email Newsletter, where we share the latest AI research news, cool AI projects, and more.

Dhanshree Shenwai is a Computer Science Engineer and has a good experience in FinTech companies covering Financial, Cards & Payments and Banking domain with keen interest in applications of AI. She is enthusiastic about exploring new technologies and advancements in today’s evolving world making everyone's life easy.