Non-rigid registration using higher-order mutual information

D. Rueckert; M. J. Clarkson; D. L. G. Hill; D. J. Hawkes

doi:10.1117/12.804801

6 June 2000 Non-rigid registration using higher-order mutual information

D. Rueckert, M. J. Clarkson, D. L. G. Hill, D. J. Hawkes

Proceedings Volume 3979, Medical Imaging 2000: Image Processing; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.804801
Event: Medical Imaging 2000, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Non-rigid registration of multi-modality images is an important tool for assessing temporal and structural changesbetween images. For rigid registration, voxel similarity measures like mutual information have been shown to alignimages from different modalities accurately and robustly. For non-rigid registration, mutual information can besensitive to local variations of intensity which in MR images may be caused by RF inhomogeneity. The reasonfor the sensitivity of mutual information towards intensity variations stems from the fact that mutual informationignores any spatial information. In this paper we propose an extension of the mutual information framework whichincorporates spatial information about higher-order image structure into the registration process and has the potentialto improve the accuracy and robustness of non-rigid registration in the presence of intensity variations. We haveapplied the non-rigid registration algorithm to a number of simulated MR brain images of a digital phantom whichhave been degraded by a simulated intensity shading and a known deformation. In addition, we have applied thealgorithm for the non-rigid registration of eight pre- and post-operative brain MR images which were acquired withan interventional MR scanner and therefore have substantial intensity shading due to RF field inhomogeneities. Inall cases the second-order estimate of mutual information leads to robust and accurate registration.

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D. Rueckert, M. J. Clarkson, D. L. G. Hill, and D. J. Hawkes "Non-rigid registration using higher-order mutual information", Proc. SPIE 3979, Medical Imaging 2000: Image Processing, (6 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.804801

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