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Efficacy of non-rigid registration technique for misregistration in 3D-CTA fusion imaging
Yoshiya Ohashi1, Hiroyuki Takashima2, Goh Ohmori1
1Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Sapporo Medical University Hospital, South-1, West-16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan.
Purpose:
To assess whether fusion 3D-CTA images can be corrected using non-rigid registration (NRR) for gastroenterology imaging.
Methods:
This study included 55 patients before gastroenterology surgery who underwent preoperative 3D-CTA prior to gastroenterological surgery. We recorded the coordinate of measurement points on the arterial vessels (X, Y, and Z) in each portal phase, original image of the arterial phase, and arterial phase with NRR. The distance of misregistration between the two points was calculated with the coordinate of the original image with NRR and that of the portal phase as true value.
Results:
The distance of misregistration between the two points in the original arterial and portal phase images was significantly higher than that in the arterial phase image with NRR on all directions (p < 0.01).
Conclusions:
This study showed that NRR may correct misregistration on fusion 3D-CTA imaging. Hence, it can visualize correctly the anatomy of the vessel.
