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Multi-modal image registration based on gradient orientations of minimal uncertainty

De Nigris, Dante, Collins, D. L., Arbel, T.·2012·IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

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In this paper, we propose a new multi-scale technique for multi-modal image registration based on the alignment of selected gradient orientations of reduced uncertainty. We show how the registration robustness and accuracy can be improved by restricting the evaluation of gradient orientation alignment to locations where the uncertainty of fixed image gradient orientations is minimal, which we formally demonstrate correspond to locations of high gradient magnitude. We also embed a computationally efficient technique for estimating the gradient orientations of the transformed moving image (rather than resampling pixel intensities and recomputing image gradients). We have applied our method to different rigid multi-modal registration contexts. Our approach outperforms mutual information and other competing metrics in the context of rigid multi-modal brain registration, where we show sub-millimeter accuracy with cases obtained from the retrospective image registration evaluation project. Furthermore, our approach shows significant improvements over standard methods in the highly challenging clinical context of image guided neurosurgery, where we demonstrate misregistration of less than 2 mm with relation to expert selected landmarks for the registration of pre-operative brain magnetic resonance images to intra-operative ultrasound images.

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  • Gradient orientation on its own has been widely used for feature matching, object detection, and image registration, and shown promise in robust matching under partial occlusion and view point changes.

    “While all of the above metrics rely upon gradient magnitudes, gradient orientation on its own has been widely used for feature matching (Lowe 2004), object detection (Dalal and Triggs 2005), and image registration (De Nigris et al 2012), and shown promise in robust matching under partial occlusion and view point changes.”

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Authors
De Nigris, D., Collins, D. L., & Arbel, T.
Affiliations
McGill University (CA)
Venue
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
Published
2012-12
Volume
31
Issue
12
Pages
2343-2354
ISSN
  • 0278-0062 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-254X
OpenAlex
W2003251747
Cited by
73
References
22
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (97820_1, 74725_1)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Medical Image Segmentation Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques
Keywords
multimodal image registration, multi-scale registration, rigid registration, brain MRI registration, image-guided neurosurgery, ultrasound images, mutual information, registration accuracy
MeSH terms
Algorithms, Brain, Brain Neoplasms, Glioma, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasonography, Databases, Factual, Neurosurgical Procedures, Surgery, Computer-Assisted

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