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mri_robust_register - computes symmetric robust registration of two volumes mri_robust_register - computes symmetric robust registration of two volumes (within modality)
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|| - -satit || automatic saturation || determine outlier sensitivity from image (recommended for head/brain scans) ||
If a non-robust approach ( - -leastsquares ) is used, - -satit is not necessary.
The saturation can alternatively be manually specified by - -sat <float> (see below), which can be usefull when dealing with different input volumes (not head or full brain).
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|| - -sat <float> || saturation || manually set outlier sensitivity instead of - -satit (e.g. - - sat 4.685, higher values mean less sensitivity) ||
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|| - -iscaleout <iscale.txt> || iscale output || specify filename for final intensity scale (only with --iscale), default if not specified is: <m2d>-intensitiy.txt (where <m2d> is the - -lta registration name) ||
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|| - -transform <x.lta> || initial xform || use initial transform lta on source ('id'=identity), default is geometry (RAS2VOX_dst * VOX2RAS_mov)|| || - -transform <x.lta> || initial xform || use initial transform lta on source ('id'=identity), default is to align center using moments||
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|| - -noinit || skip initialization || skip aligning centers (which is default) ||
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|| - -highit <#> || max iterations || iterate max # times on highest resolution (default 5)||
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|| - -nomulti || no multiscale || work on highest resolution ||
|| - -sat <float> || saturation || set saturation for robust estimator (default 4.685) ||
|| - -nomulti || no multiscale || work on highest resolution (no multiscale)||
|| - -wlimit <float> || outlier limit || set maximal center weighted outlier limit in satit (you need to know what you are doing)||
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|| - -doubleprec || precision type || use double precision internally (high memory usage!!!), default is float||
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|| - -uchar || convert to uchar ||set volumes type to UCHAR (with intens. scaling) ||
|| - -conform || conform volumes ||conform volumes to 1mm vox (256^3) ||
|| - -satit || for testing ||iterate on highest res with different sat, for testing only ||
|| - -floattype || image type || convert input volumes to float for processing (default keep input type) ||
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|| - -verbose || talkativiy || 0 quiet, 1 normal (default), 2 detail ||
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= Important Note =
This webpage describes the version of mri_robust_register that is distributed with FreeSurfer 5.0. We encourage the use of that version or possible newer versions, that can be downloaded [[http://reuter.mit.edu/index.php/software/robust/|here]].
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'''Important Note''': if the registration looks wrong, try to switch on ''intensity scaling'' (--iscale). Still the registration can fail if the images contain, for example, non linear differences. In these cases the default saturation value is too low and too many voxels are considered outlier early in the process. You can check this by outputting the weights (--weights ow.mgz) and by looking at them in tkmedit: '''If the registration fails''':
The registration can fail because of several reasons, most likeley due to large intensity differences or non-linear differences in the image. You can try:
 * Switch on ''intensity scaling'' ( - -iscale).
 * When specifying a manual saturation (- -sat) too many voxels might be considered outlier early in the process.
You can check this by outputing the weights (--weights ow.mgz) and by looking at them in:
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tkmedit -f dst.mgz -aux mov.mgz -overlay ow.mgz    tkmedit -f dst.mgz -aux mov.mgz -overlay ow.mgz
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If most of the brain is considered outlier, try to set the ''saturation'' --sat to a higher value (eg. --sat 12). If most of the brain is labeled outlier, try to set the saturation to a higher
value (eg. --sat 12) or use --satit to automatically determine a good sat value.
 * When using automatic saturation estimation ( - -satit) you can try specifying the sensitivity manually or twiddle around with - -wlimit (which is around 0.16 by default). A lower wlimit should reduce the number of outlier voxels.
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Computes the rigid robust registration with intensity scaling of vol1 to vol2 (the registration will be in v1to2.lta). Additionally outputs the half-way volumes h1 and h2 (with corresponding transforms h1.lta and h2.lta). As both volumes are mapped to the half-way space, they will both be resampled. This can be used to construct an unbiased mean volume (e.g. with [[mri_average]]) or to compute change maps. The output can be view with: Computes the rigid robust registration with intensity scaling of vol1 to vol2 (the registration will be in v1to2.lta). Additionally outputs the half-way volumes h1 and h2 (with corresponding transforms h1.lta and h2.lta). As both volumes are mapped to the half-way space, they will both be resampled. This can be used to construct an unbiased mean volume (e.g. with [[mri_average]]) or to compute change maps. The output can be viewed with:
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= Methods Description =
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 [[http://reuter.mit.edu/lcount/click.php?id=13|Highly Accurate Inverse Consistent Registration: A Robust Approach]], M. Reuter, H.D. Rosas, B. Fischl. NeuroImage, in Press, July 2010.
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Report bugs to <analysis-bugs@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> Report bugs to <freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu>

Index

Name

mri_robust_register - computes symmetric robust registration of two volumes (within modality)

Synopsis

mri_robust_register --mov <mov.mgz> --dst <dst.mgz> --lta <m2d.lta> [options]

Arguments

Positional Arguments

No positional arguments

Required Flagged Arguments

- -mov <mov.mgz>

movable input (source)

source volume as mgz file to be registered

- -dst <dst.mgz>

destination input (target)

target volume as mgz file for the registration

- -lta <m2d.lta>

transform output

gives the xform as lta file (mov to dst)

- -satit

automatic saturation

determine outlier sensitivity from image (recommended for head/brain scans)

If a non-robust approach ( - -leastsquares ) is used, - -satit is not necessary. The saturation can alternatively be manually specified by - -sat <float> (see below), which can be usefull when dealing with different input volumes (not head or full brain).

Optional Flagged Arguments

- -sat <float>

saturation

manually set outlier sensitivity instead of - -satit (e.g. - - sat 4.685, higher values mean less sensitivity)

- -warp <outvol.mgz>

warped mov

apply final xform to source, write to outvol.mgz

- -weights <wvol.mgz>

final weights

output weights transformed to target space as wvol.mgz

- -halfmov <hm.mgz>

half-way mov

outputs half-way mov (mapped to halfway space)

- -halfdst <hd.mgz>

half-way dst

outputs half-way dst (mapped to halfway space)

- -halfweights <hw.mgz>

half-way weights

outputs half-way weights (mapped to halfway space)

- -halfmovlta <hm.lta>

half-way mov lta

outputs transform from mov to half-way space

- -halfdstlta <hd.lta>

half-way dst lta

outputs transform from dst to half-way space

- -iscale

intensity scaling

estimate intensity scale factor (default no I-scaling)

- -iscaleout <iscale.txt>

iscale output

specify filename for final intensity scale (only with --iscale), default if not specified is: <m2d>-intensitiy.txt (where <m2d> is the - -lta registration name)

- -transonly

only translation

find 3 parameter translation only

- -transform <x.lta>

initial xform

use initial transform lta on source ('id'=identity), default is to align center using moments

- -initorient

initial orientation

use moments for orientation initialization (default false), (recommended for stripped brains, but has difficulties with full head images with different cropping)

- -noinit

skip initialization

skip aligning centers (which is default)

- -vox2vox

output VOX2VOX

output VOX2VOX lta file (default is RAS2RAS)

- -leastsquares

non-robust

use least squares instead of robust M-estimator (not recommended, for testing only)

- -maxit <#>

max iterations

iterate max # times on each resolution (default 5)

- -highit <#>

max iterations

iterate max # times on highest resolution (default 5)

- -epsit <float>

eps change

stop iterations when change below <float> (default 0.01)

- -nomulti

no multiscale

work on highest resolution (no multiscale)

- -wlimit <float>

outlier limit

set maximal center weighted outlier limit in satit (you need to know what you are doing)

- -subsample <#>

subsample image

subsample if dim > # on all axes (default no subsampling)

- -doubleprec

precision type

use double precision internally (high memory usage!!!), default is float

- -maskmov <mask.mgz>

apply mask mov

mask mov/src with mask.mgz

- -maskdst <mask.mgz>

apply mask dst

mask dst/target with mask.mgz

- -floattype

image type

convert input volumes to float for processing (default keep input type)

- -debug

print debug info

show debug output (default no debug output)

- -verbose

talkativiy

0 quiet, 1 normal (default), 2 detail

Outputs

See above

Important Note

This webpage describes the version of mri_robust_register that is distributed with FreeSurfer 5.0. We encourage the use of that version or possible newer versions, that can be downloaded here.

Description

This program symmetrically aligns two volumes. It uses a method based on robust statistics to detect outliers and removes them from the registration. This leads to highly accurate registrations even with local changes in the image (e.g. jaw movement). The main purpose is to find the rigid registration (translation, rotation) of longitudinal data, but the method can be used to rigidly align different images. An additional optional intensity scale parameter can be used to adjust for global intensity differences. The extension to affine registration is being tested.

If the registration fails: The registration can fail because of several reasons, most likeley due to large intensity differences or non-linear differences in the image. You can try:

  • Switch on intensity scaling ( - -iscale).

  • When specifying a manual saturation (- -sat) too many voxels might be considered outlier early in the process.

You can check this by outputing the weights (--weights ow.mgz) and by looking at them in:

   tkmedit -f dst.mgz -aux mov.mgz -overlay ow.mgz 

If most of the brain is labeled outlier, try to set the saturation to a higher value (eg. --sat 12) or use --satit to automatically determine a good sat value.

  • When using automatic saturation estimation ( - -satit) you can try specifying the sensitivity manually or twiddle around with - -wlimit (which is around 0.16 by default). A lower wlimit should reduce the number of outlier voxels.

Examples

Example 1

mri_robust_register --mov vol1.mgz --dst vol2.mgz --lta v1to2.lta --warp v1to2.mgz --weights v1to2-weights.mgz --iscale

Computes the rigid registration (6 degrees of freedom) of vol1.mgz to vol2.mgz using robust statistics and with an additional 7th global intensity scaling parameter (recommended e.g. for orig.mgz). The output is the transform (v1to2.lta) and v1to2.mgz (the aligned vol1.mgz to the target image). Additionally the weights of the robust registation (outlier detection) are saved. Everything can be viewed in tkmedit with:

tkmedit -f vol2.mgz -aux v1to2.mgz -overlay v1to2-weights.mgz

Example 2

mri_robust_register --mov vol1.mgz --dst vol2.mgz --lta v1to2.lta --halfmov h1.mgz --halfdst h2.mgz --halfmovlta h1.lta --halfdstlta h2.lta --iscale

Computes the rigid robust registration with intensity scaling of vol1 to vol2 (the registration will be in v1to2.lta). Additionally outputs the half-way volumes h1 and h2 (with corresponding transforms h1.lta and h2.lta). As both volumes are mapped to the half-way space, they will both be resampled. This can be used to construct an unbiased mean volume (e.g. with mri_average) or to compute change maps. The output can be viewed with:

tkmedit -f h1.mgz -aux h2.mgz

Bugs

None (of course)

See Also

mri_robust_template

Links

LongitudinalProcessing

References

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu>

Author/s

MartinReuter

mri_robust_register (last edited 2014-01-31 22:36:30 by MartinReuter)