scholarly journals Optimal Algorithm Selection in Multimodal Medical Image Registration

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Husein Elkeshreu ◽  
Otman Basir
Keyword(s):  
Image Registration ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Optimal Algorithm ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Selection Strategy ◽  
Medical Image Registration ◽  
Control Parameters ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Algorithm Selection ◽  
Wide Range

Many medical applications benefit from the diversity inherent in imaging technologies to obtain more reliable diagnoses and assessments. Typically, the images obtained from multiple sources are acquired at distinct times and from different viewpoints, rendering a multitude of challenges for the registration process. Furthermore, different areas of the human body require disparate registration functional capabilities and degrees of accuracy. Thus, the benefit attained from the image multiplicity hinges heavily on the imaging modalities employed as well as the accuracy of the alignment process.  It is no surprise then that a wide range of registration techniques has emerged in the last two decades. Nevertheless, it is widely acknowledged that despite the many attempts, no registration technique has been able to deliver the required accuracy consistently under diverse operating conditions.  This paper introduces a novel method for achieving multimodal medical image registration based on exploiting the complementary and competitive nature of the algorithmic approaches behind a wide range of registration techniques. First, a thorough investigation of a wide range of registration algorithms is conducted for the purpose of understanding and quantifying their registration capabilities as well as the influence of their control parameters. Subsequently, a supervised randomized machine learning strategy is proposed for selecting the best registration algorithm for a given registration instance, and for determining the optimal control parameters for such algorithm. Several experiments have been conducted to verify the capabilities of the proposed selection strategy with respect to registration reliability, accuracy, and robustness.

scholarly journals Multiobjective Optimization for Reconfigurable Implementation of Medical Image Registration

2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omkar Dandekar ◽  
William Plishker ◽  
Shuvra S. Bhattacharyya ◽  
Raj Shekhar
Keyword(s):  
Signal Processing ◽  
Image Registration ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Time Signal ◽  
Optimized Design ◽  
Medical Image Registration ◽  
Processing Application ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Run Time ◽  
Computationally Intensive

In real-time signal processing, a single application often has multiple computationally intensive kernels that can benefit from acceleration using custom or reconfigurable hardware platforms, such as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). For adaptive utilization of resources at run time, FPGAs with capabilities for dynamic reconfiguration are emerging. In this context, it is useful for designers to derive sets of efficient configurations that trade off application performance with fabric resources. Such sets can be maintained at run time so that the best available design tradeoff is used. Finding a single, optimized configuration is difficult, and generating a family of optimized configurations suitable for different run-time scenarios is even more challenging. We present a novel multiobjective wordlength optimization strategy developed through FPGA-based implementation of a representative computationally intensive image processing application: medical image registration. Tradeoffs between FPGA resources and implementation accuracy are explored, and Pareto-optimized wordlength configurations are systematically identified. We also compare search methods for finding Pareto-optimized design configurations and demonstrate the applicability of search based on evolutionary techniques for identifying superior multiobjective tradeoff curves. We demonstrate feasibility of this approach in the context of FPGA-based medical image registration; however, it may be adapted to a wide range of signal processing applications.

scholarly journals Algorithm Selection in Multimodal Medical Image Registration

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Husein Elkeshreu ◽  
Otman Basir
Keyword(s):  
Image Registration ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Medical Images ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
Medical Image Registration ◽  
Algorithm Selection ◽  
Registration System ◽  
Surgical Guidance ◽  
Registration Algorithm ◽  
Novel Approach

Over the past few decades, fast<strong>-</strong>growth has occurred in the area of medical image acquisition devices, and physicians now rely on the utilization of medical images for the diagnosis, treatment plans, and surgical guidance. Researchers have classified medical images according to two structures: anatomical and functional structures. Due to this classification, the data obtained from two or more images of the same object frequently provide complementary and more abundant information through a process known as multimodal medical model registration. Image registration is spatially mapping the coordinate system of the two images obtained from a different viewpoint and utilizing various sensors. Several automatic multimodal medical image registration algorithms have been introduced based on types of medical images and their applications to increase the reliability, robustness, and accuracy. Due to the diversity in imaging and the different demands<strong> </strong>for applications, there is no single registration algorithm that can do that. This paper introduces a novel method for developing a multimodal medical image registration system that can select the most accepted registration algorithm from a group of registration algorithms for a variety of input datasets. The method described here is based on a machine learning technique that selects the most promising candidate. Several experiments have been conducted, and the results reveal that the novel approach leads to considerably faster reliability, accuracy, and more robustness registration algorithm selection.

Computing the Medical Image Registration Using Meta-Heuristics

2014 ◽  
Vol 643 ◽  
pp. 237-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahari Abdou El Karim ◽  
Bendakmousse Abdeslam ◽  
Ait Aoudia Samy
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Genetic Algorithms ◽  
Simulated Annealing ◽  
Image Registration ◽  
Cost Function ◽  
Population Genetic ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Medical Image Registration ◽  
Anatomical Structures

The image registration is a very important task in image processing. In the field of medical imaging, it is used to compare the anatomical structures of two or more images taken at different time to track for example the evolution of a disease. Intensity-based techniques are widely used in the multi-modal registration. To have the best registration, a cost function expressing the similarity between these images is maximized. The registration problem is reduced to the optimization of a cost function. We propose to use neighborhood meta-heuristics (tabu search, simulated annealing) and a meta-heuristic population (genetic algorithms). An evaluation step is necessary to estimate the quality of registration obtained. In this paper we present some results of medical image registration

Medical image registration using sparse coding of image patches

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 56-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Afzali ◽  
Aboozar Ghaffari ◽  
Emad Fatemizadeh ◽  
Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh
Keyword(s):  
Image Registration ◽  
Sparse Coding ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Medical Image Registration ◽  
Image Patches

Multi-Modal Medical Image Registration of by Combining Improved Mean Shift and RPM

2012 ◽  
Vol 239-240 ◽  
pp. 1472-1475
Author(s):  
Dan Ai ◽  
Jing Li Shi ◽  
Jun Jun Cao ◽  
Hong Yan Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Image Registration ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Mean Shift ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Medical Image Registration ◽  
Image Content ◽  
Point Matching ◽  
Target Mode ◽  
Convergence Process

Landmark correspondence plays a decisive role in the landmark-based multi-modality image registration. We combine RPM (Robust Point Matching) and improved Mean Shift to estimate the correspondence of landmarks in images. We improve the target mode and bandwidth used in Mean Shift, and we also perform RPM to estimate the initial landmark correspondence. Next, we use improved Mean Shift to adjust corresponding relations between points. Our method is benefit to make corresponding relations between points more accurate and impels the convergence process of RPM to be related to the image content. Experimental results show that our method can achieve accurate registration of the multi-modal images.

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