Marias Kostas, Behrenbruch Christian, Parbhoo Santilal, Seifalian Alexander, Brady Michael
ICS-FORTH, Vassilika Vouton, P.O. Box 1385, GR 711 10 Heraklion, Greece.
IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2005 Jun;24(6):782-90. doi: 10.1109/TMI.2005.848374.
In this paper, we present a two-stage algorithm for mammogram registration, the geometrical alignment of mammogram sequences. The rationale behind this paper stems from the intrinsic difficulties in comparing mammogram sequences. Mammogram comparison is a valuable tool in national breast screening programs as well as in frequent monitoring and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The method presented in this paper aims to improve mammogram comparison by estimating the underlying geometric transformation for any mammogram sequence. It takes into consideration the various temporal changes that may occur between successive scans of the same woman and is designed to overcome the inconsistencies of mammogram image formation.
在本文中，我们提出了一种用于乳房X光片配准（即乳房X光片序列的几何对齐）的两阶段算法。本文背后的基本原理源于比较乳房X光片序列时存在的内在困难。乳房X光片比较在国家乳房筛查计划以及频繁监测和激素替代疗法（HRT）中都是一种有价值的工具。本文提出的方法旨在通过估计任何乳房X光片序列的潜在几何变换来改进乳房X光片比较。它考虑了同一女性连续扫描之间可能发生的各种时间变化，并旨在克服乳房X光片图像形成的不一致性。
