Title
Kullback-Leibler Distance Optimization for Non-rigid Registration of Echo-Planar to Structural Magnetic Resonance Brain Images
Abstract
This paper presents the use of Kullback-Leibler Distance (KLD) as part of an optimization framework to incorporate prior knowledge from field maps into non-rigid registration of echo- planar (EPI) to structural magnetic resonance brain images. An analytical expression is derived for the derivatives of KLD with respect to registration transformation parameters, which is shown to be computationally more efficient as compared to the derivatives of mutual information. Quantitative gold standard validation is carried out on simulated digital brain phantom images with synthesized deformations. In addition, in-vivo validation is performed via a cross-comparison of the similarity of high- resolution and low-resolution EPI to T1- and T2-weighted structural images. The results obtained indicate that the developed KLD-based non-rigid registration technique provides an effective way of correcting local distortions in echo-planar imaging.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1109/ICIP.2007.4379561
Image Processing, 2007. ICIP 2007. IEEE International Conference
Keywords
Field
DocType
biomedical MRI,brain,image registration,image resolution,medical image processing,neurophysiology,phantoms,EPI high-resolution,KLD-based nonrigid registration,Kullback-Leibler distance optimization,digital brain phantom images,echo-planar imaging,in-vivo validation,registration transformation parameter,structural magnetic resonance brain images,Kullback-Leibler Distance,Magnetic Resonance Echo-Planar Imaging,Non-rigid Image Registration
Computer vision,Neurophysiology,Pattern recognition,Computer science,Imaging phantom,Planar,Artificial intelligence,Mutual information,Image resolution,Kullback–Leibler divergence,Image registration,Magnetic resonance imaging
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
6
1522-4880 E-ISBN : 978-1-4244-1437-6
978-1-4244-1437-6
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.38
14
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ali Gholipour144737.90
Nasser D. Kehtarnavaz219820.74
R. Briggs336623.57
Kaundinya S. Gopinath432316.10