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Slicer Registration Library Exampe #19: Multi-contrast group analysis: intra- and inter-subject registration of multi-contrast MRI
Objective / Background
This is an example of multi-stage registration containing both intra- and inter-subject alignment. We have two sets of multi-sequence MRI for two subjects, each comprised of a T1, T2 and perfusion MRA scan. We ant everything aligned to a single space to enable regional or voxel-based group comparison.
Keywords
multi-stage registration, MRI, brain, head, multi-contrast, inter-subject, group analysis, MRA, T2
Input Data
- reference/fixed : T1w coronal, 1mm isotropic. Called A1_gray
- reference/fixed : labelmap , aligned with above. Called A1_label
- moving: T1w coronal, 0.9 inplane, 1.5mm coronal slices. Called A0_gray
- moving: labelmap , aligned with above. Called A0_label
Methods
- align T2 and MRA of each subject to their respective T1 via an affine transform
- align the T1 of subject 2 to the T1 of subject 1 via a non-rigid transform, this establishes the inter-subject mapping
- combine the affine transforms of subject 2 T2 and MRA with the above nonrigid and resample the two images into the reference space
Registration Results
Download
- download image data (Original Data, Result transforms, parameter presets, zip file 76 MB)
- download registration parameter presets (mrml file, 12 kB)
Link to User Guide: How to Load/Save Registration Parameter Presets
Discussion: Registration Challenges
- We have two separate sets of registrations to combine. While theoretically possible to simply align every scan with the reference directly, this is likely to produce inferior results. Basic rule of thumb is to register to the image that is closest in anatomy and contrast, in that order.
- the MRA has a strongly clipped FOV and low tissue contrast
Discussion: Key Strategies
- For the intra-subject affine portion: BRAINSfit
- For the inter-subject nonrigid portion: Fast nonrigid BSpline
- For combining the transforms: copy and paste in a Text Editor
- For applying the transforms and resampling: Resample Volume module
Acknowledgments
- dataset provided by the