Non-rigid 2D-3D medical image registration using markov random fields

Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2013;16(Pt 3):163-70. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-40760-4_21.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to propose a novel mapping algorithm between 2D images and a 3D volume seeking simultaneously a linear plane transformation and an in-plane dense deformation. We adopt a metric free locally over-parametrized graphical model that combines linear and deformable parameters within a coupled formulation on a 5-dimensional space. Image similarity is encoded in singleton terms, while geometric linear consistency of the solution (common/single plane) and in-plane deformations smoothness are modeled in a pair-wise term. The robustness of the method and its promising results with respect to the state of the art demonstrate the extreme potential of this approach.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Subtraction Technique*