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In this paper, we embed the minimization scheme of an automatic 3D non-rigid registration method in a multi-scale framework. The initial model formulation was expressed as a robust multiresolution and multigrid minimization scheme. At the finest level of the multiresolution pyramid, we introduce a focusing strategy from coarse-to-fine scales which leads to an improvement of the accuracy in the registration process. A focusing strategy has been tested for a linear and a non-linear scale-space. Results on 3D Ultrasound images are discussed.
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Pratikakis, I., Barillot, C., Hellier, P. (2001). Robust Multi-scale Non-rigid Registration of 3D Ultrasound Images. In: Kerckhove, M. (eds) Scale-Space and Morphology in Computer Vision. Scale-Space 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2106, vol 2106. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-47778-0_37
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