Multi-Modal Volume Registration by Maximization of Mutual Information (1996)
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@MISC{Wells96multi-modalvolume,
author = {William M. Wells and III and Paul Viola and Ron Kikinis},
title = {Multi-Modal Volume Registration by Maximization of Mutual Information},
year = {1996}
}
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Abstract
A new information-theoretic approach is presented for finding the registration of volumetric medical images of differing modalities. Registration is achieved by adjustment of the relative pose until the mutual information between images is maximized. In our derivation of the registration procedure, few assumptions are made about the nature of the imaging process. As a result the algorithms are quite general and can foreseeably be used with a wide variety of imaging devices. This approach works directly with raw images; no preprocessing or feature detection is required. As opposed to feature-based techniques, all of the information in the scan is used to evaluate the registration. This technique is however more flexible and robust than other intensity based techniques like correlation. Additionally, it has an efficient implementation that is based on stochastic approximation. Experiments are presented that demonstrate the approach registering magnetic resonance (MR) images with comput...
Keyphrases
mutual information multi-modal volume registration efficient implementation feature detection relative pose new information-theoretic approach magnetic resonance wide variety raw image registration procedure stochastic approximation imaging process volumetric medical image feature-based technique
