This paper presents a method for co-registration of Chang’E-1 lunar orbiter stereo images and laser altimeter (LAM) data for 3D mapping of lunar surface. First, a digital elevation model (DEM) is automatically generated from the three-line CCD stereo images based on rigorous pushbroom sensor model and multi-level image matching. The DEM is then registered to LAM data through surface matching wi...

The application of ultra-high spatial resolution imagery from small unpiloted aerial systems (sUAS) can provide valuable information about the status built infrastructure following natural disasters. This study employs three methods for improving value sUAS imagery: (1) repeating positioning image stations over time using a bi-temporal imaging approach called repeat station (RSI) (compared here...

BACKGROUND Approval of drugs in chronic hepatitis C is supported by registration trials. These trials might have limited generalizability through use of strict eligibility criteria. We compared effectiveness and safety of real world hepatitis C patients eligible and ineligible for registration trials. METHODS We performed a nationwide, multicenter, retrospective cohort study of chronic hepati...

The purpose was to evaluate and correct the co-registration of diagnostic PET/CT and MRI/MRI images for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) using 3D volumetric image registration (3DVIR). The 3DVIR utilizes the homogeneity of color distribution over a volumetric anatomical landmark as the registration criterion with submillimeter accuracy. Fifty-three PET/CT and MRI (T1, T2 and FLAIR) image sets of...

BACKGROUND Disturbances in the myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECV), such as diffuse or focal myocardial fibrosis or edema, are hallmarks of heart disease. Diffuse ECV changes are difficult to assess or quantify with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) using conventional late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), or pre- or post-contrast T1-mapping alone. ECV measurement circumvents facto...

purpose : to determine cyclotorsional eye movement between the upright position and the supine position, in iranian patients with high preoperative astigmatism methods : this prospective cross sectional study contains 102 eyes of 59 patients who were candidates for refractive surgery with technolas 217z100 excimer laser system for correction of high astigmatism. wavefront measurements using zyw...

This paper describes a spatio-temporal registration approach for speech articulation data obtained from electromagnetic articulography (EMA) and real-time Magnetic Resonance Imaging (rtMRI). This is motivated by the potential for combining the complementary advantages of both types of data. The registration method is validated on EMA and rtMRI datasets obtained at different times, but using the...

Correct registration between pre-operative high-resolution images and intra-operative data of lower detail is a fundamental requirement in image-guided liver surgery. We propose a multi modality liver model for measuring the accuracy of such registration methods. A freshly explanted porcine liver is artificially perfused by a peristaltic pump and liver motion is simulated by means of inflatable...