INTEGRATION OF USER INPUTS AND CORRECTION OF DEFORMATION VECTOR FIELD IN DEFORMABLE IMAGE REGISTRATION WORKFLOW
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- computing a deformation vector field (DVF) relatively spatially registering first and second images;
adapting a contour delineating a structure in the first image using the DVF to generate an initial contour for the structure in the second image;
receiving a final contour for the structure in the second image; and
correcting the DVF based on the initial and final contours for the structure in the second image to generate a corrected DVF;
wherein the computing, adapting, and correcting are performed by an electronic processing device.
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Abstract
Adeformation vector field (DVF) (22)is computed that relatively spatially registers a first image (16)and a second image (14). A contour (26)delineating a structure in the first image is adapted using the DVF to generate an initial contour (52)for the structure in the second image. A final contour (56)is received for the structure in the second image. The DVF is corrected based on the initial and final contours for the structure in the second image to generate a corrected DVF (32). The correction may comprise computing an adjustment DVF (62)relating the initial and final contours and combining the DVF and the adjustment DVF to generate the corrected DVF.The final contour may be received by displaying the second image overlaid with the initial contour, and receiving user adjustments of the overlaid contour with the overlaid contour updated for each received user adjustment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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computing a deformation vector field (DVF) relatively spatially registering first and second images; adapting a contour delineating a structure in the first image using the DVF to generate an initial contour for the structure in the second image; receiving a final contour for the structure in the second image; and correcting the DVF based on the initial and final contours for the structure in the second image to generate a corrected DVF; wherein the computing, adapting, and correcting are performed by an electronic processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by an electronic processing device to perform a method comprising:
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adjusting a contour of a second image; and updating a deformation vector field (DVF) mapping between the second image and a first image based on the adjustment of the contour to generate an updated DVF mapping between the second image and the first image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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an electronic processing device configured to compute a deformation vector field (DVF) spatially mapping a first image and a second image; and a user interface configured to display the second image and an overlaid contour comprising an initial contour generated by mapping a contour of the first image to the second image using the DVF, the user interface further configured to receive and display user adjustments of the overlaid contour wherein the overlaid contour adjusted by said user adjustments defines a final contour; the electronic processing device further configured to correct the DVF based on the initial contour and the final contour to generate a corrected DVF. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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