Title
A higher-order PDE-based image registration approach
Abstract
This paper addresses the problem of image registration with higher-order partial differential equation (PDE) methods. From the study of existing affine-linear and non-linear methods, a new framework is proposed that unifies common image registration methods within a generic formulation. Currently image registration strategies are classified into either affine-linear or non-linear methods subject to the underlying transformations. The new approach combines both strategies to obtain proper approximations which are invariant under global geometrical distortion (shearing), anisotropic resolution (scale changes), as well as rotation and translation. To achieve this favourable property, a modified gradient flow approach is proposed which uses an operator with a kernel consisting of affine-linear transformations. An approximation with finite differences leads to a large singular linear system. The pseudo-inverse solution of this system can be computed efficiently by augmenting the singular system to a regular system. Numerical experiments show the improvements compared to unmodified gradient flow approaches. Copyright (C) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1002/nla.467
NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
Keywords
Field
DocType
treatment of singular systems,pseudo-inverse,preconditioning,augmented linear systems,image registration,finite differences discretization
Kernel (linear algebra),Mathematical optimization,Finite difference,Moore–Penrose pseudoinverse,Operator (computer programming),Invariant (mathematics),Partial differential equation,Distortion,Image registration,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
13
5
1070-5325
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.35
9
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Volker Grimm1111.75
Stefan Henn213021.54
Kristian Witsch3727.88