한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용 (Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications)

한국정보과학회 (Korean Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers)
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가우시안 가중치 거리지도를 이용한 PET-CT 뇌 영상정합

Co-registration of PET-CT Brain Images using a Gaussian Weighted Distance Map

  • 이호 (서울대학교 전기컴퓨터공학부) ;
  • 홍헬렌 (서울대학교 전기컴퓨터공학부) ;
  • 신영길 (서울대학교 전기컴퓨터공학부)
  • 발행 : 2005.07.01
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본 논문에서는 PET-CT 뇌 영상융합을 위해 가우시안 가중치 거리지도를 이용한 표면기반 영상정합을 제안한다. 제안방법은 중요 세 단계로 표면 특징점 추출, 가우시안 가중치 거리지도 생성, 가중치기반 유사도 평가로 구성된다. 첫째, PET 영상과 CT 영상에서 삼차원 역 영역성장법을 이용하여 머리영역을 분할하고 머리 영역과 같이 분할된 잡음 영역을 영역성장법기반 레이블링을 이용한 영역 크기 비교를 통해 제거한 후 선명화 처리 필터를 적용하여 머리 표면 특징점을 추출한다. 둘째, CT 영상에서 추출한 표면 특징점에 가우시안 가중치 거리지도를 생성하여 큰 변위에서도 최적의 위치로 견고하게 수렴하도록 한다. 셋째, 가중치기반 상호상관관계는 PET 영상에서 추출한 표면 특징점과 대응되는 CT 영상의 가우시안 가중치 거리지도를 이용하여 최적 위치를 탐색한다. 본 논문에서는 제안방법의 정확성과 견고성 검사를 위해 인공데이타를 이용하고, 수행시간과 육안평가를 위해 임상데이타를 이용한다. 정확성 검사는 임의로 변환된 인공데이타에 제안방법을 적용한 후 추출된 최적화 변환벡터와의 오차를 제곱근평균제곱오차를 이용하여 평가한다. 견고성 검사는 큰 변위와 잡음을 가지는 인공데이타에서 가중치기반 상호상관관계가 최적의 위치에서 최대를 이루는지를 평가한다 실험 결과 제안한 표면기반 영상정합이 기존 표면기반 영상정합보다 정확하고 견고하게 수렴됨을 알 수 있다.

In this paper, we propose a surface-based registration using a gaussian weighted distance map for PET-CT brain image fusion. Our method is composed of three main steps: the extraction of feature points, the generation of gaussian weighted distance map, and the measure of similarities based on weight. First, we segment head using the inverse region growing and remove noise segmented with head using region growing-based labeling in PET and CT images, respectively. And then, we extract the feature points of the head using sharpening filter. Second, a gaussian weighted distance map is generated from the feature points in CT images. Thus it leads feature points to robustly converge on the optimal location in a large geometrical displacement. Third, weight-based cross-correlation searches for the optimal location using a gaussian weighted distance map of CT images corresponding to the feature points extracted from PET images. In our experiment, we generate software phantom dataset for evaluating accuracy and robustness of our method, and use clinical dataset for computation time and visual inspection. The accuracy test is performed by evaluating root-mean-square-error using arbitrary transformed software phantom dataset. The robustness test is evaluated whether weight-based cross-correlation achieves maximum at optimal location in software phantom dataset with a large geometrical displacement and noise. Experimental results showed that our method gives more accuracy and robust convergence than the conventional surface-based registration.

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