Deformable registration of chest CT images using a 3D convolutional neural network based on unsupervised learning.

Journal: Journal of applied clinical medical physics
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Abstract

PURPOSE: The deformable registration of 3D chest computed tomography (CT) images is one of the most important tasks in the field of medical image registration. However, the nonlinear deformation and large-scale displacement of lung tissues caused by respiratory motion cause great challenges in the deformable registration of 3D lung CT images.

Authors

  • Yongnan Zheng
    School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
  • Shan Jiang
    Emergency Center, Hubei Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Resuscitaion, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
  • Zhiyong Yang