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Deformable medical image registration: a survey

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Sotiras, A., Davatzikos, C., Paragios, N.·2013·IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

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Deformable image registration is a fundamental task in medical image processing. Among its most important applications, one may cite: 1) multi-modality fusion, where information acquired by different imaging devices or protocols is fused to facilitate diagnosis and treatment planning; 2) longitudinal studies, where temporal structural or anatomical changes are investigated; and 3) population modeling and statistical atlases used to study normal anatomical variability. In this paper, we attempt to give an overview of deformable registration methods, putting emphasis on the most recent advances in the domain. Additional emphasis has been given to techniques applied to medical images. In order to study image registration methods in depth, their main components are identified and studied independently. The most recent techniques are presented in a systematic fashion. The contribution of this paper is to provide an extensive account of registration techniques in a systematic manner.

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Authors
Sotiras, A., Davatzikos, C., & Paragios, N.
Affiliations
University of Pennsylvania (US)
Venue
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
Published
2013-07
Volume
32
Issue
7
Pages
1153-1190
ISSN
  • 0278-0062 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-254X
OpenAlex
W2115167851
Cited by
1,587
References
539
Citations by year
2026: 81 · 2025: 121 · 2024: 115 · 2023: 96 · 2022: 115 · 2021: 142 · 2020: 136 · 2019: 126 · 2018: 152 · 2017: 153 · 2016: 130 · 2015: 123 · 2014: 86 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 1
FWCI
18.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG014971)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH070365)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Medical Image Segmentation Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Radiation › Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Medical Imaging and Analysis
Keywords
deformable image registration, medical image registration, multimodal image fusion, statistical atlas, population models, anatomical variation
MeSH terms
Algorithms, Diagnostic Imaging, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted

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