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Improving CT-CBCT deformable image registration for cervical cancer adaptive radiotherapy using a deep learning
Chengjian Xiao1, Chunlan Huang1, Weixiang Lin1
1Ganzhou Cancer Hospital, Ganzhou, China.
Frontiers in Oncology
|July 28, 2026
Summary
This study introduces a deep learning framework for robust CT-CBCT image registration in cervical cancer radiotherapy. The enhanced model improves anatomical alignment and boundary accuracy without sacrificing deformation smoothness.
Area of Science:
- Medical Imaging
- Radiotherapy
- Artificial Intelligence
Background:
- Accurate image registration is crucial for adaptive radiotherapy in cervical cancer treatment.
- Current CT-CBCT registration methods face challenges in robustness and anatomical alignment accuracy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To enhance the robustness and anatomical alignment accuracy of CT-CBCT deformable image registration.
- To improve image registration for cervical cancer adaptive radiotherapy.
Main Methods:
- Developed a deep learning framework (NGF-UTSRMorph) by enhancing a transformer-based model with a normalized gradient field (NGF) constraint.
- Integrated convolutional and transformer modules for multi-scale feature capture.
- Employed a composite loss function including mutual information, deformation regularization, and gradient-based similarity.
Main Results:
- Achieved comparable Dice scores on internal datasets while improving deformation regularity (%|J|≤0: 0.13).
- Demonstrated improved generalization on an external dataset with higher Dice for bowel structures (83.40%) and reduced HD95 (11.70 mm).
- Showed enhanced boundary alignment, particularly in high-contrast regions, without compromising deformation smoothness.
Conclusions:
- The NGF-UTSRMorph method enhances CT-CBCT registration robustness and boundary alignment.
- Improvements are notable in cross-scanner validation and boundary-sensitive metrics, indicating better handling of intensity inconsistencies.
- The approach maintains deformation smoothness, crucial for radiotherapy planning.
