Validation of nonrigid image registration using finite-element methods: Application to breast MR images

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 238-247

  Schnabel, Julia A ^a   Tanner, Christine ^a   Castellano Smith, Andy D ^a   Degenhard, Andreas ^b,c   Leach, Martin O ^b   Hose, D Rodney ^d   Hill, Derek L G ^a   Hawkes, David J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Breast MR imaging; Finite element methods; Image registration; Validation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; MOTION COMPENSATION; TISSUE;

ANATOMY; BREAST IMAGING; IMAGE VALIDATION; MUTUAL INFORMATION; NONRIGID IMAGE REGISTRATION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ARTIFACTS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MOTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038398635     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2002.808367     Document Type: Article

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