Automatic co-registration of volumetric images based on implanted fiducial markers

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  • Martin Koch
  • Jonathan S. Maltz
  • Bijumon Gangadharan
  • Supratik Bose
  • Himanshu Shukla
  • Ali R. Bani-Hashemi
  • Belongie, Serge

The accurate delivery of external beam radiation therapy is often facilitated through the implantation of radio-opaque fiducial markers (seeds). Before the delivery of each treatment fraction, seed positions can be determined via volumetric imaging. By registering these seed locations with the corresponding locations in the previously acquired treatment planning CT, it is possible to adjust the patient position or the treatment plan so that seed displacement is accommodated. We present an automatic algorithm that identifies seeds in both planning and pretreatment images and subsequently determines the geometric transformation between the two sets. The algorithm is applied to the imaging series of 10 prostate cancer patients. Each series is comprised of a single multislice planning CT and several megavoltage conebeam CT images obtained immediately prior to a subsequent treatment session. Seed locations were determined for 164 images to within 1mm with an accuracy of 98 ± 6.3%.

Original languageEnglish
Journal2008 5th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, Proceedings, ISBI
Pages (from-to)1171-1174
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event2008 5th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI - Paris, France
Duration: 14 May 200817 May 2008

Conference

Conference2008 5th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, ISBI
CountryFrance
CityParis
Period14/05/200817/05/2008
SponsorInstitute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Signal Processing Society

    Research areas

  • Image registration, Pattern recognition, X-ray imaging

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