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. 2021 Apr 26;11(5):773. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11050773

Table 2.

Different performance indicators used for evaluating the reconstruction quality.

Journal Indicator Equation and Description
Measurement the absolute mean error Error=[1XZi=1Xj=1Z|I(x,j)U(x,j)|]100[%]
The absolute mean error is a quantitative evaluation [7]. It considers eventual image transforms, such as rotation, translation, and zoom transform [45]. Therefore, it is fairer.
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging NRMSE NRMSE=i=1Xj=1Z[I(x,j)U(x,j)]2i=1Xj=1Z[I(x,j)]2
The NRMSE is an objective evaluation index of image quality based on pixel error. It reflects the degree of difference between the reconstructed image and the original image [45]. The smaller the NRMSE, the better the reconstruction quality.
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging SSIM SSIM (I, U) = L(I,U) × C(I,U) × S(I,U)
L(I,U)=2uIuY+C1uI2+uU2+C1 C(I,U)=2σIσU+C2σI2+σU2+C2 S(I,U)=σIU+C3σIσU+C3
where uI and uU represent the mean values of images I and U, respectively. σI and σI represent the standard deviations of image I and U. σIU represents the image I and U covariance. C1, C2, and C3 are constants to prevent the denominator from being 0 and maintain stability.
SSIM takes the similarity of local structures into account [45], therefore, it is more suitable for perceiving visual quality. The SSIM is limited by 1, and a higher SSIM means a better reconstruction result [79].
Physics in Medicine & Biology The reconstruction time t The reconstruction time represents the solution time of equation u^=S^c, where S^ and u^ represent the truncated system matrix and truncated measurement, respectively. The shorter t is, the better the reconstruction performance. The reconstruction time is always the mean of the execution time for 100 times [56].