Evaluation of feature-based registration in dynamic infrared imaging for breast cancer diagnosis

Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006:2006:953-6. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260808.

Abstract

Dynamic infrared imaging has been proposed in literature as an interesting adjunctive technique to mammography in breast cancer diagnosis. For a correct analysis of the infrared image sequences, however, a preprocessing registration step may be fundamental. In this paper, we provide a first quantitative evaluation of the performances of registration on dynamic infrared images for this specific application. We propose an algorithm for the automatic control point localization and employ a feature-based piecewise linear registration approach. The quality of the image alignment is evaluated on a small sample of subjects, considering both alignment and localization errors. Results show that subject movement of up to five pixels is compensated, obtaining a subpixel error correction.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Diagnostic Imaging / instrumentation
  • Diagnostic Imaging / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods
  • Infrared Rays*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods*
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Subtraction Technique*
  • Thermography / instrumentation
  • Thermography / methods*