Abstract

Image registration is in principle a symmetric problem. Nonetheless, most intensity-based non-rigid algorithms are asymmetric. In this paper, we propose a novel symmetric deformable registration algorithm formulated in a Markov Random Fields framework where both images are let to deform towards a common domain that lies halfway between two image domains. A grid-based deformation model is employed and the latent variables correspond to the displacements of the grid-nodes towards both image domains. First-order interactions between the unknown variables model standard smoothness priors. Efficient linear programming is consider to recover the optimal solution. The discrete nature of our algorithm allows the handling of both mono- and multi-modal registration problems. Promising experimental results demonstrate the potentials of our approach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 9th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging
Subtitle of host publicationFrom Nano to Macro, ISBI 2012 - Proceedings
Pages342-345
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 9th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2012 - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: May 2 2012May 5 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging
ISSN (Print)1945-7928
ISSN (Electronic)1945-8452

Conference

Conference2012 9th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI 2012
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period05/2/1205/5/12

Keywords

  • MRF
  • Symmetry
  • de-formable registration
  • discrete optimization

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