arXiv:2501.19140cs.CV2025-01被引 2

用变换树结构化记录多模态影像配准过程,提升可复现性。

Transformation trees -- documentation of multimodal image registration

  • 构建层级变换树,追踪每一步影像处理
  • 减少数据冗余,支持无共同参考点图像间接配准
  • 适合需长期管理影像配准的临床与科研场景

多模态影像配准在整合不同成像技术数据构建数字患者模型中至关重要。该过程常涉及多个顺序且相互关联的变换,需良好记录以确保透明性和可复现性。本文提出使用变换树来结构化记录和管理这些变换,已在dpVision软件中实现,并采用专用的.dpw文件格式存储图像、变换及运动数据间的层次关系。变换树可精确追踪所有处理步骤,减少相同数据的重复存储,支持无共同参考点图像的间接配准,从而提升分析可复现性,便于后期图像整合与处理。方法在正畸领域得到验证,涵盖3D面部扫描、口内扫描与CBCT图像融合,以及下颌运动记录。该方法亦适用于颌面外科、肿瘤学及生物力学分析等需要系统管理影像配准的领域。保持长期数据一致性对科研与临床均至关重要,有助于纵向研究结果对比、回顾性分析,并为人工智能算法提供标准化、可追溯的数据集。本方法提升了数据组织效率,支持信息在后续研究与诊断中的复用。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Multimodal image registration plays a key role in creating digital patient models by combining data from different imaging techniques into a single coordinate system. This process often involves multiple sequential and interconnected transformations, which must be well-documented to ensure transparency and reproducibility. In this paper, we propose the use of transformation trees as a method for structured recording and management of these transformations. This approach has been implemented in the dpVision software and uses a dedicated .dpw file format to store hierarchical relationships between images, transformations, and motion data. Transformation trees allow precise tracking of all image processing steps, reduce the need to store multiple copies of the same data, and enable the indirect registration of images that do not share common reference points. This improves the reproducibility of the analyses and facilitates later processing and integration of images from different sources. The practical application of this method is demonstrated with examples from orthodontics, including the integration of 3D face scans, intraoral scans, and CBCT images, as well as the documentation of mandibular motion. Beyond orthodontics, this method can be applied in other fields that require systematic management of image registration processes, such as maxillofacial surgery, oncology, and biomechanical analysis. Maintaining long-term data consistency is essential for both scientific research and clinical practice. It enables easier comparison of results in longitudinal studies, improves retrospective analysis, and supports the development of artificial intelligence algorithms by providing standardized and well-documented datasets. The proposed approach enhances data organization, allows for efficient analysis, and facilitates the reuse of information in future studies and diagnostic procedures.

影像配准数据管理正畸应用可复现性

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