Normal vibration distribution search-based differential evolution algorithm for multimodal biomedical image registration
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Published:2023-05-30
Issue:22
Volume:35
Page:16223-16245
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ISSN:0941-0643
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Container-title:Neural Computing and Applications
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Neural Comput & Applic
Author:
Gui Peng,
He Fazhi,
Ling Bingo Wing-Kuen,
Zhang DengyiORCID,
Ge Zongyuan
Abstract
AbstractIn linear registration, a floating image is spatially aligned with a reference image after performing a series of linear metric transformations. Additionally, linear registration is mainly considered a preprocessing version of nonrigid registration. To better accomplish the task of finding the optimal transformation in pairwise intensity-based medical image registration, in this work, we present an optimization algorithm called the normal vibration distribution search-based differential evolution algorithm (NVSA), which is modified from the Bernstein search-based differential evolution (BSD) algorithm. We redesign the search pattern of the BSD algorithm and import several control parameters as part of the fine-tuning process to reduce the difficulty of the algorithm. In this study, 23 classic optimization functions and 16 real-world patients (resulting in 41 multimodal registration scenarios) are used in experiments performed to statistically investigate the problem solving ability of the NVSA. Nine metaheuristic algorithms are used in the conducted experiments. When compared to the commonly utilized registration methods, such as ANTS, Elastix, and FSL, our method achieves better registration performance on the RIRE dataset. Moreover, we prove that our method can perform well with or without its initial spatial transformation in terms of different evaluation indicators, demonstrating its versatility and robustness for various clinical needs and applications. This study establishes the idea that metaheuristic-based methods can better accomplish linear registration tasks than the frequently used approaches; the proposed method demonstrates promise that it can solve real-world clinical and service problems encountered during nonrigid registration as a preprocessing approach.The source code of the NVSA is publicly available at https://github.com/PengGui-N/NVSA.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Team Project of the Education Ministry of the Guangdong Province
the Guangdong Higher Education Engineering Technology Research Center for Big Data on Manufacturing Knowledge Patent
the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission, Enterprise Support Scheme
China Scholarships Council
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Artificial Intelligence,Software
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