Quasiconformal model with CNN features for large deformation image registration

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DOI10.3934/IPI.2022010zbMATH Open1492.65051arXiv2011.00731OpenAlexW3176990113MaRDI QIDQ2158263FDOQ2158263

Ho Law, Lok Ming Lui, Gary Pui-Tung Choi, Ka Chun Lam

Publication date: 26 July 2022

Published in: Inverse Problems and Imaging (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Image registration has been widely studied over the past several decades, with numerous applications in science, engineering and medicine. Most of the conventional mathematical models for large deformation image registration rely on prescribed landmarks, which usually require tedious manual labeling and are prone to error. In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in the use of machine learning for image registration. In this paper, we develop a novel method for large deformation image registration by a fusion of quasiconformal theory and convolutional neural network (CNN). More specifically, we propose a quasiconformal energy model with a novel fidelity term that incorporates the features extracted using a pre-trained CNN, thereby allowing us to obtain meaningful registration results without any guidance of prescribed landmarks. Moreover, unlike many prior image registration methods, the bijectivity of our method is guaranteed by quasiconformal theory. Experimental results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. More broadly, our work sheds light on how rigorous mathematical theories and practical machine learning approaches can be integrated for developing computational methods with improved performance.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.00731




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