System and method for projecting synthetic nodules in medical imaging

A system (100) for projecting one or more synthetic nodules in medical imaging, wherein the system (100) comprises:

• a processor (201);
• a memory (202) communicatively coupled with the processor, wherein the memory (202) is configured to store one or more executable instructions that, when executed by the processor (201), cause the processor (201) to:
• receive one or more computed tomography (CT) images;
• pre-process the one or more CT images;
• identify one or more locations within the one or more pre-processed CT images, for placements of the one or more synthetic nodules;
• generate the one or more synthetic nodules on the identified one or more locations;
• and
• project the one or more synthetic nodules, placed on a pre-processed CT image, to an X-ray image;
• wherein a realistic X-ray image is generated from the projected X-ray image using a style transfer model.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, a set of computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor (201), cause the processor (201) to perform steps comprising:

• receiving one or more computed tomography (CT) images;
• preprocessing the one or more CT images;
• identifying one or more locations within the one or more pre-processed CT images, for placements of the one or more synthetic nodules;
• generating the one or more synthetic nodules on the identified one or more locations;
• and
• projecting the one or more synthetic nodules, placed on a pre-processed CT image, to an X-ray image;
• wherein a realistic X-ray image is generated from the projected X-ray image using a style transfer model.