[Insight-users] Cardiac motion estimation

[Estanislao Oubel]

hi all,

I'd like to estimate the cardiac deformation field from tagging MRI images by 
using no rigid registration. 
I have two 3D sequences corresponding to short axis and long axis view of the 
heart. To register both views simultaneously, for a given set of 
transformation parameters, I need to maximize the MI of both views at the 
same time, as proposed by Chandrashekara[1]. Is there any way of doing this 
with ITK? I read the documentation and I didn't find anything, but I want to 
be sure before start writing my own code ... 

Best

stani


[1] Chandrasheckara, R., Mohiaddin, R.H., Rueckert, D.: Analysis of 3D 
myocardial motion in tagged MR images using non rigid image registration. 
IEEE Trans. Med. Imag. 23 (2004) 1245–1250

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Estanislao Oubel, Ph.D. Student
Computational Imaging Lab
Department of Technology - Pompeu Fabra University
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