Medical image registration

Image registration is the process of systematically placing separate images in a common frame of reference so that the information they contain can be optimally integrated or compared. This is becoming the central tool for image analysis, understanding, and visualization in both medical and scientific applications. Medical Image Registration provides the first comprehensive coverage of this emerging field.

This monograph details the theory, technology, and practical implementations in a variety of medical settings. International experts thoroughly explain why image registration is important, describe its applications in a nonmathematical way, and include rigorous analysis for those who plan to implement algorithms themselves. It is accessible and informative to those new to the field, yet it provides in-depth treatment for the expert. With its practical examples, extensive illustrations, and comprehensible approach, Medical Image Registration is a must have guide for medical physicists, clinicians, and researchers.

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Joseph V. Hajnal, Derek L. G. Hill, David J. Hawkes

Joseph V. Hajnal and Derek L.G. Hill and David J. HawkesDavid J. HawkesDerek L.G. Hill and Philipe BatchelorJoseph V. HajnalLouis Lemieux and Dale L. Bailey and David BellJ. Michael FitzpatrickAngela Oatridge and Joseph V. Hajnal and Graeme M. BydderMark Jenkinson and Stephen SmithUwe PietrzykDerek L.G. Hill and Josef JaroszDale L. BaileyPhilip J. Edwards and David J. Hawkes and Graeme P. Penney and Matthew J. ClarksonDaniel RueckertD. Louis Collins and Alex P. Zijdenbos and Tomas Paus and Alan C. EvansKeith D. Paulsen and Michael I. MigaJoseph V. Hajnal and Derek L.G. Hill and David J. Hawkes

1. Introduction	p. 1
Section I Methodology
2. Registration Methodology: Introduction	p. 11
3. Registration Methodology: Concepts and Algorithms	p. 39
4. Preparation and Display of Image Data	p. 71
5. Correcting for Scanner Errors in CT, MRI, SPECT, and 3D Ultrasound	p. 87
6. Detecting Failure, Assessing Success	p. 117
Section II Applications of Rigid Body Registration
7. Registration and Subtraction of Serial Magnetic Resonance Images of the Brain: Image Interpretation and Clinical Applications	p. 143
8. The Role of Registration in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging	p. 183
9. Registration of MRI and PET Images for Clinical Applications	p. 199
10. Registration of MR and CT Images for Clinical Applications	p. 217
11. Image Registration in Nuclear Medicine	p. 233
12. Guiding Therapeutic Procedures	p. 253
Section III Techniques and Applications of Nonrigid Registration
13. Nonrigid Registration: Concepts, Algorithms, and Applications	p. 281
14. Use of Registration for Cohort Studies	p. 303
15. Biomechanical Modeling for Image Registration: Applications in Image-Guided Neurosurgery	p. 331
16. View of the Future	p. 363
Index	p. 369

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