Title
Fast correspondences for statistical shape models of brain structures.
Abstract
Statistical shape models based on point distribution models are powerful tools for image segmentation or shape analysis. The most challenging part in the generation of point distribution models is the identification of corresponding landmarks among all training shapes. Since in general the true correspondences are unknown, correspondences are frequently established under the hypothesis that correct correspondences lead to a compact model, which is mostly tackled by continuous optimisation methods. In favour of the prospect of an efficient optimisation, we present a simplified view of the correspondence problem for statistical shape models that is based on point-set registration, the linear assignment problem and mesh fairing. At first, regularised deformable point-set registration is performed and combined with solving the linear assignment problem to obtain correspondences between shapes on a global scale. With that, rough correspondences are established that may not yet be accurate on a local scale. Then, by using a mesh fairing procedure, consensus of the correspondences on a global and local scale among the entire set of shapes is achieved. We demonstrate that for the generation of statistical shape models of deep brain structures, the proposed approach is preferable over existing population-based methods both in terms of a significantly shorter runtime and in terms of an improved quality of the resulting shape model.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1117/12.2206024
Proceedings of SPIE
Keywords
Field
DocType
correspondence problem,statistical shape models,brain structure modelling
Population,Computer vision,Active shape model,Point distribution model,Local scale,Image segmentation,Assignment problem,Artificial intelligence,Correspondence problem,Physics,Shape analysis (digital geometry)
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
9784
0277-786X
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.40
6
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Florian Bernard111814.54
Nikos A. Vlassis22050158.24
Peter Gemmar3305.54
Andreas Husch4141.31
Johan Thunberg513819.15
Jorge M. Gonçalves65119.23
Frank Hertel7264.19