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Verification of 3D Surface Registration Between Stereograms and CT Images

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T Han

T Han1*, B Smith2 , M Salehpour3 , K Gifford4 , (1) UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, (2) MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, (3) M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, (4) UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

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SU-E-J-209 Sunday 3:00PM - 6:00PM Room: Exhibit Hall

Purpose:
Stereography can provide a visualization of the skin surface for radiation therapy patients. The aim of this study was to verify the registration algorithm in a commercial image analysis software, 3dMDVultus, for the fusion of stereograms and CT images.

Methods:
CT and stereographic scans were acquired of a head phantom and a deformable phantom. CT images were imported in 3dMDVultus and the surface contours were generated by threshold segmentation. Stereograms were reconstructed in 3dMDVultus. The resulting surfaces were registered with Vultus algorithm and then exported to in-house registration software and compared with four algorithms: rigid, affine, non-rigid iterative closest point (ICP) and b-spline algorithm. RMS (root-mean-square residuals of the surface point distances) error between the registered CT and stereogram surfaces was calculated and analyzed.

Results:
For the head phantom, the maximum RMS error between registered CT surfaces to stereogram was 6.6 mm for Vultus algorithm, whereas the mean RMS error was 0.7 mm. For the deformable phantom, the maximum RMS error was 16.2 mm for Vultus algorithm, whereas the mean RMS error was 4.4 mm. Non-rigid ICP demonstrated the best registration accuracy, as the mean of RMS errors were both within 1 mm.

Conclusion:
The accuracy of registration algorithm in 3dMDVultus was verified and exceeded RMS of 2 mm for deformable cases. Non-rigid ICP and b-spline algorithms improve the registration accuracy for both phantoms, especially in deformable one. For those patients whose body habitus deforms during radiation therapy, more advanced non-rigid algorithms need to be used.


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