Modules:Plastimatch
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Plastimatch
General Information
Module Type & Category
Type: CLI
Category: Plastimatch
Authors, Collaborators & Contact
- Authors: Full list of authors
- Contact: Greg Sharp, Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital (gcsharp@partners.org)
Module Description
Plastimatch is an open source software for deformable image registration. It is designed for high-performance volumetric registration of medical images, such as X-ray computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET). Software features include:
- B-spline method for deformable image registration (GPU and multicore accelerated)
- Demons method for deformable image registration (GPU accelerated)
- ITK-based algorithms for translation, rigid, affine, demons, and B-spline registration
- Pipelined, multi-stage registration framework with seamless conversion between most algorithms and transform types
- Landmark-based deformable registration using thin-plate splines for global registration
- Landmark-based deformable registration using radial basis functions for local corrections
- Broad support for 3D image file formats (using ITK), including Dicom, Nifti, NRRD, MetaImage, and Analyze
- Dicom and DicomRT import and export
- XiO import and export
- Plugins for 3D Slicer
Plastimatch also features two handy utilities which are not directly related to image registration:
- FDK cone-beam CT reconstruction (GPU and multicore accelerated)
- Digitally reconstructed radiograph (DRR) generation (GPU and multicore accelerated)
Usage
Use Cases, Examples
Plastimatch contains three separate plugins
- Automatic (B-spline) deformable image registration
Compared to other methods, the plastimatch registration method probably offers (1) superior accuracy for CT-CT registration, and (2) faster results. However, the plastimatch transform is not compatible within the MRML scene, so you cannot easily use it together with other plugins.
- Manual (landmark) deformable image registration
If you need to manually adjust your registration results, this is the tool for you! You can define a small number of corresponding landmarks (as few as one or two) to repair minor misregistrations. However, the plastimatch transform is not compatible within the MRML scene, so you cannot easily use it together with other plugins.
- DicomRT structure set import
Examples of the module in use:
- Example 1
- Example 2
Tutorials
Links to tutorials explaining how to use this module:
- Tutorial 1
- Data Set 1
Quick Tour of Features and Use
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Development
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Dependencies
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Tests
On the Dashboard, these tests verify that the module is working on various platforms:
- MyModuleTest1 MyModuleTest1.cxx
- MyModuleTest2 MyModuleTest2.cxx
Known bugs
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Usability issues
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Source code & documentation
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Acknowledgment
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References
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