RAPID CONVOLUTION BASED LARGE DEFORMATION IMAGE MATCHING VIA LANDMARK AND VOLUME IMAGERY

摘要

An apparatus and method for image registration of a template image (100) with a target image (120) with large deformation. The apparatus and method involve computing a large deformation transform based on landmark manifolds, image data or both. The apparatus and method are capable of registering images with a small number of landmark points (102, 104, 114). Registering the images is accomplished by applying the large deformation transform.