Deformable image registration is a fundamental task in medical image processing. Among
its most important applications, one may cite: 1) multi-modality fusion, where information …

Image registration is an important enabling technology in medical image analysis. The
current emphasis is on development and validation of application-specific non-rigid …

Image registration and fusion algorithms exist in almost every software system that creates
or uses images in radiotherapy. Most treatment planning systems support some form of …

Rationale and Objectives. To examine a statistical validation method based on the spatial
overlap between two sets of segmentations of the same anatomy. Materials and Methods …

Characterizing the performance of image segmentation approaches has been a persistent
challenge. Performance analysis is important since segmentation algorithms often have …

PURPOSE: To assess the accuracy, reproducibility, and computational performance of
deformable image registration algorithms under development at multiple institutions on …

Radiation therapy has gone through a series of revolutions in the last few decades and it is
now possible to produce highly conformal radiation dose distribution by using techniques …

As more pretreatment imaging becomes integrated into the treatment planning process and
full three‐dimensional image‐guidance becomes part of the treatment delivery the need for …

Prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia are common genitourinary diseases in
aging men. Both pathologies may coexist and share numerous similarities, which have …

A deformable registration method is described that enables automatic alignment of magnetic
resonance (MR) and 3D transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) images of the prostate gland. The …