Accurate Registration of Serial 3D MR Brain Images and Its Application to Visualizing Change in Neurodegenerative Disorders
- 1 November 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
- Vol. 20 (6) , 1012-1022
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-199611000-00030
Abstract
To propose and assess methods that permit the accurate and robust registration of serially acquired 3D MR scans and to demonstrate their application in neurodegenerative disorders. 3D T1-weighted brain images were obtained on two or more occasions from 10 normal subjects and 8 patients with neurodegenerative disorders (scan intervals 3-21 months). Variants of an automated registration procedure were compared according to the goodness and robustness of match in normal subjects. Consistency was measured using scan triplets. Change was visualized by “difference overlay images.” A multiresolution method was necessary for robust registration. Significant improvements in the registering of control scans were produced with voxel size correction (p Conclusion This methodology permits subvoxel comparison of routinely acquired serial 3D MR brain scans. It is a sensitive method for tracking patterns and rates of neuroanatomical change.Keywords
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