Symmetric image registration

Peter Rogelj; Stanislav Kovacic

doi:10.1117/12.480122

15 May 2003 Symmetric image registration

Peter Rogelj, Stanislav Kovacic

Proceedings Volume 5032, Medical Imaging 2003: Image Processing; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480122
Event: Medical Imaging 2003, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A quality of image match is usually estimated by measuring image similarity. Unfortunately, similarity measures assess only such transformations that change appearance of the deformed image, and in the case of non-rigid registration the results of the similarity measurement depend on the registration direction. This asymmetric relation leads to registration inconsistency and reduces the quality of registration. In this work we propose a symmetric registration approach, which improves the registration by measuring similarity in both registration directions. The solution presented in this paper is based on the interaction of both images involved in the registration process. Images interact with forces, which are according to the Newton's action-reaction law forming a symmetric relationship. These forces may transform both of the images, although in our implementation one of the images remains fixed. The experiments performed to demonstrate the advantages of the symmetric registration approach involve registration of simple objects, recovering synthetic deformation, and interpatient registration of real images of head. The results show improvements of registration consistency and also indicate the improvement of registration correctness.

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Peter Rogelj and Stanislav Kovacic "Symmetric image registration", Proc. SPIE 5032, Medical Imaging 2003: Image Processing, (15 May 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480122

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