arXiv:2603.21760eess.IVcs.AI2026-03

用双向一致性设计提升脑部MRI配准的精度与稳定性。

Cycle Inverse-Consistent TransMorph: A Balanced Deep Learning Framework for Brain MRI Registration

  • 基于Swin-UNet和双向一致性约束,联合估计正反向形变场。
  • 在2851例脑MRI上表现优异,多指标均衡领先于传统方法。
  • 适合需要高精度与物理合理性的大规模神经影像分析。

可变形图像配准在医学图像分析中至关重要,用于对齐不同受试者间的解剖结构。尽管深度学习方法显著提升了计算效率,但许多现有方法仍难以捕捉远距离解剖对应关系并保持形变一致性。本文提出一种基于Transformer的循环逆一致性脑MRI配准框架(CICTM),融合Swin-UNet架构与双向一致性约束,实现前向与后向形变场的联合估计。该设计能同时捕捉局部细节与全局空间关系,增强形变稳定性。我们在包含2851例T1加权脑MRI的多中心数据集上进行了全面评估,该数据集来自13个公开数据源。实验表明,所提框架在多个定量指标上均表现出色,且形变场稳定、符合生理实际。与ANTs、ICNet、VoxelMorph等基线方法相比,其性能持续领先,适用于对精度与形变稳定性要求高的大规模神经影像研究。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Deformable image registration plays a fundamental role in medical image analysis by enabling spatial alignment of anatomical structures across subjects. While recent deep learning-based approaches have significantly improved computational efficiency, many existing methods remain limited in capturing long-range anatomical correspondence and maintaining deformation consistency. In this work, we present a cycle inverse-consistent transformer-based framework for deformable brain MRI registration. The model integrates a Swin-UNet architecture with bidirectional consistency constraints, enabling the joint estimation of forward and backward deformation fields. This design allows the framework to capture both local anatomical details and global spatial relationships while improving deformation stability. We conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the proposed framework on a large multi-center dataset consisting of 2851 T1-weighted brain MRI scans aggregated from 13 public datasets. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed framework achieves strong and balanced performance across multiple quantitative evaluation metrics while maintaining stable and physically plausible deformation fields. Detailed quantitative comparisons with baseline methods, including ANTs, ICNet, and VoxelMorph, are provided in the appendix. Experimental results demonstrate that CICTM achieves consistently strong performance across multiple evaluation criteria while maintaining stable and physically plausible deformation fields. These properties make the proposed framework suitable for large-scale neuroimaging datasets where both accuracy and deformation stability are critical.

图像配准脑影像深度学习Transformer

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