Journal of shanghai Jiaotong University (Science) ›› 2014, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (6): 755-762.doi: 10.1007/s12204-014-1576-5

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Groupwise Registration of Brain Magnetic Resonance Images: A Review

Groupwise Registration of Brain Magnetic Resonance Images: A Review

LIU Qin (刘钦), WANG Qian*(王乾)   

  1. (Med-X Research Institute; School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China)
  2. (Med-X Research Institute; School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China)
  • Online:2014-12-31 Published:2014-12-08
  • Contact: WANG Qian (王乾) E-mail:wang.qian@sjtu.edu.cn

Abstract: A relatively new family of image registration methods, namely groupwise registration, has recently emerged and been widely investigated due to its fundamentally key role in analyzing image populations in terms of atlas-based analysis or clinical diagnostic systems. Compared with pairwise registration, groupwise registration is capable of handling a large-scale population of images simultaneously in an unbiased way. In this paper, a review of the latest research on groupwise registration is presented. First, the schemes of pairwise registration and groupwise registration are compared. Then, a classification of groupwise registration and several exemplar implementations of groupwise registration are illustrated, including their experimental results. Finally, typical applications of groupwise registration, e.g., infant atlas construction, and population-based anatomical variability evaluation, are discussed in this paper.

Key words: pairwise registration| groupwise registration| clinical diagnostic system| infant atlas construction

摘要: A relatively new family of image registration methods, namely groupwise registration, has recently emerged and been widely investigated due to its fundamentally key role in analyzing image populations in terms of atlas-based analysis or clinical diagnostic systems. Compared with pairwise registration, groupwise registration is capable of handling a large-scale population of images simultaneously in an unbiased way. In this paper, a review of the latest research on groupwise registration is presented. First, the schemes of pairwise registration and groupwise registration are compared. Then, a classification of groupwise registration and several exemplar implementations of groupwise registration are illustrated, including their experimental results. Finally, typical applications of groupwise registration, e.g., infant atlas construction, and population-based anatomical variability evaluation, are discussed in this paper.

关键词: pairwise registration| groupwise registration| clinical diagnostic system| infant atlas construction

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