Fast DRR generation for 2D/3D registration

Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2005;8(Pt 2):960-7. doi: 10.1007/11566489_118.

Abstract

We present a simple and rapid method for generation of perspective digitally rendered radiographs (DRR) for 2D/3D registration based on splat rendering. Suppression of discretization artefacts by means of computation of Gaussian footprints--which is a considerable computational burden in classical splat rendering--is replaced by stochastic motion of either the voxels in the volume to be rendered, or by simulation of a X-ray tube focal spot of finite size. The result is a simple and fast perspective rendering algorithm using only a small subset of voxels. Our method generates slightly blurred DRRs suitable for registration purposes at framerates of approximately 10 Hz when rendering volume images with a size of 30 MB on a standard PC.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Artifacts*
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Information Storage and Retrieval / methods
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Subtraction Technique*