function [Ireg,Bx,By,Bz,Fx,Fy,Fz] = register_volumes(Imoving,Istatic,Options)
% This function register_volumes is the most easy way to register two
% 3D images both affine and nonrigidly.
%
% Features:
% - It can be used with images from different type of scans or modalities.
% - It uses both a rigid transform and a nonrigid registration.
% - It uses multilevel refinement
% - It can be used with images of different sizes.
% - The function will automaticaly detect single modality or multiple
% modalities, and choose the right registration method.
%
% [Ireg,Bx,By,Bz,Fx,Fy,Fz] = register_volumes(Imoving,Istatic,Options);
%
% Inputs,
% Imoving : The 3D image which will be registerd
% Istatic : The 3D image on which Imoving will be registered
% Options : Registration options, see help below
%
% Outputs,
% Ireg : The registered moving image
% Bx, By, Bz : The backwards transformation fields of the pixels in
% x,y and z direction seen from the static image to the moving image.
% Fx, Fy, Fz : The (approximated) forward transformation fields of the pixels in
% x, y and z direction seen from the moving image to the static image.
% (See the function backwards2forwards)
%
% Options,
% Options.SigmaFluid : The sigma of the gaussian smoothing kernel of the pixel
% velocity field / update field, this is a form of fluid
% regularization, (default 4)
% Options.SigmaDiff : The sigma for smoothing the transformation field
% is not part of the orignal demon registration, this is
% a form of diffusion regularization, (default 1)
% Options.Interpolation : Linear (default) or Cubic.
% Options.Alpha : Constant which reduces the influence of edges (and noise)
% and limits the update speed (default 4).
% Options.Similarity : Choose 'p' for single modality and 'm' for
% images of different modalities. (default autodetect)
% Options.Registration: Rigid, Affine, NonRigid
% Options.MaxRef : Maximum number of grid refinements steps.
% Options.Verbose: Display Debug information 0,1 or 2
%
% Notes,
% In case of Multiple Modalities affine registration is done with mutual
% information. The non-rigid registration is done by first doing a
% modality transformation (paints regions in image 1 with the intensity
% pallette of those regions in image2 and visa versa), and than
% using "normal" pixel based demon registration. See MutualTransform.m
%
%
% Example,
% % add needed function paths
% functiondir=which('register_volumes.m');
% addpath([functiondir(1:end-length('register_volumes.m')) '/images'])
%
% % Get the volume data
% [Imoving,Istatic]=get_example_data;
%
% % Register the images
% Ireg = register_volumes(Imoving,Istatic);
%
% % Show the results
% showcs3(Imoving);
% showcs3(Istatic);
% showcs3(Ireg);
%
% Function is written by D.Kroon University of Twente (March 2009)
% add all needed function paths
try
functionname='register_images.m';
functiondir=which(functionname);
functiondir=functiondir(1:end-length(functionname));
addpath([functiondir '/functions'])
addpath([functiondir '/functions_affine'])
addpath([functiondir '/functions_nonrigid'])
catch me
disp(me.message);
end
% Disable warning
warning('off', 'MATLAB:maxNumCompThreads:Deprecated')
% Process inputs
defaultoptions=struct('Similarity',[],'Registration','NonRigid','MaxRef',[],'Verbose',2,'SigmaFluid',4,'Alpha',4,'SigmaDiff',1,'Interpolation','Linear');
if(~exist('Options','var')),
Options=defaultoptions;
else
tags = fieldnames(defaultoptions);
for i=1:length(tags)
if(~isfield(Options,tags{i})), Options.(tags{i})=defaultoptions.(tags{i}); end
end
if(length(tags)~=length(fieldnames(Options))),
warning('register_images:unknownoption','unknown options found');
end
end
% Set parameters
MaxRef=Options.MaxRef;
% Start time measurement
if(Options.Verbose>0), tic; end
% Store the class of the inputs
Iclass=class(Imoving);
% Convert input uint8, uint32 etc. to single.
if(~strcmpi(Iclass,'single')&&~strcmpi(Iclass,'double'))
range=getrangefromclass(Imoving);
Imoving=single(Imoving)./range(2);
range=getrangefromclass(Istatic);
Istatic=single(Istatic)./range(2);
end
% Resize the moving image to fit the static image
if(sum(size(Istatic)-size(Imoving))~=0)
Imoving=imresize3d(Imoving,[],size(Istatic),'cubic');
end
% Smooth both images for faster registration
ISmoving=imgaussian(Imoving,2.5,[10 10 10]);
ISstatic=imgaussian(Istatic,2.5,[10 10 10]);
% Detect if the mutual information or pixel distance can be used as
% similarity measure. By comparing the histograms.
if(isempty(Options.Similarity))
Hmoving= hist(ISmoving(:),60)./numel(Imoving);
Hstatic = hist(ISstatic(:),60)./numel(Istatic);
if(sum(log(abs(Hmoving-Hstatic)+1))>0.5),
Options.Similarity='m';
if(Options.Verbose>0), disp('Multi Modalities, Mutual information is used'); drawnow; end
else
Options.Similarity='p';
if(Options.Verbose>0), disp('Same Modalities, Pixel Distance is used'); drawnow; end
end
end
if(Options.Similarity(1)=='p'), type_affine='sd'; else type_affine='mi'; end
% Register the moving image affine to the static image
% Affine register the smoothed images to get the registration parameters
if(strcmpi(Options.Registration(1),'R'))
if(Options.Verbose>0), disp('Start Rigid registration'); drawnow; end
% Parameter scaling of the Translation and Rotation
scale=[1 1 1 1 1 1];
% Set initial rigid parameters
x=[0 0 0 0 0 0];
elseif(strcmpi(Options.Registration(1),'A'))
if(Options.Verbose>0), disp('Start Affine registration'); drawnow; end
% Parameter scaling of the Translation, Rotation, Resize and Shear
scale=[1 1 1 1 1 1 0.01 0.01 0.01 1e-4 1e-4 1e-4 1e-4 1e-4 1e-4];
% Set initial rigid parameters
x=[0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0];
elseif(strcmpi(Options.Registration(1),'N'))
if(Options.Verbose>0), disp('Start Affine part of Non-Rigid registration'); drawnow; end
% Parameter scaling of the Translation, Rotation, Resize and Shear
scale=[1 1 1 1 1 1 0.01 0.01 0.01 1e-4 1e-4 1e-4 1e-4 1e-4 1e-4];
% Set initial rigid parameters
x=[0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0];
else
warning('register_volumes:unknownoption','unknown registration method');
end
for refine_itt=1:2
if(refine_itt==2)
ISmoving=Imoving; ISstatic=Istatic;
end
% Use struct because expanded optimset is part of the Optimization Toolbox.
optim=struct('GradObj','off','GoalsExactAchieve',1,'Display','off','MaxIter',100,'MaxFunEvals',1000,'TolFun',1e-14,'DiffMinChange',1e-6);
if(Options.Verbose>0), optim.Display='iter'; end
x=fminlbfgs(@(x)affine_registration_error(x,scale,ISmoving,ISstatic,type_affine),x,optim);
end
% Scale the translation, resize and rotation parameters to the real values
x=x.*scale;
if(strcmpi(Options.Registration(1),'R'))
% Make the rigid transformation matrix
M=make_transformation_matrix(x(1:3),x(4:6));
else
% Make the affine transformation matrix
M=make_transformation_matrix(x(1:3),x(4:6),x(7:9),x(10:15));
end
% Make center of the image transformation coordinates 0,0
[x,y,z]=ndgrid(0:(size(Imoving,1)-1),0:(size(Imoving,2)-1),0:(size(Imoving,3)-1));
xd=x-(size(Imoving,1)/2); yd=y-(size(Imoving,2)/2); zd=z-(size(Imoving,3)/2);
% Calculate the backwards transformation fields
Bx = ((size(Imoving,1)/2) + M(1,1) * xd + M(1,2) *yd + M(1,3) *zd + M(1,4)* 1)-x;
By = ((size(Imoving,2)/2) + M(2,1) * xd + M(2,2) *yd + M(2,3) *zd + M(2,4)* 1)-y;
Bz = ((size(Imoving,3)/2) + M(3,1) * xd + M(3,2) *yd + M(3,3) *zd + M(3,4)* 1)-z;
% Initialize the modality transformed image variables
M_TF=[]; F_TF=[];
% The nonrigid part of the registration
if(strcmpi(Options.Registration(1),'N'))
% Demon registration parameters
refinements=floor(log2(min(size(Imoving))/16));
if(refinements>MaxRef), refinements=MaxRef; end
parameters.sigma_diff=Options.SigmaDiff;
% Non-rigid registration
if(Options.Verbose>0), disp('Start non-rigid demon registration'); drawnow; end
% Do every refinements step twice if modality transformation enabled
if(Options.Similarity(1)=='m'), loop=2; else loop=1; end
% Loop trough all refinements steps.
for j=0:refinements
for l=1:loop
% Set scaling parameters.resizepercentageentage
resizepercentage=1/2^(refinements-j);
if(resizepercentage>1), resizepercentage=1; end
parameters.alpha=Options.Alpha*sqrt(resizepercentage);
parameters.sigma_fluid=Options.SigmaFluid;
if(Options.Verbose>0), disp(['Scaling resizepercentageentage : ' num2str(resizepercentage)]), end
% Incase of multiple modalities, transform both images to their
% opposite modalities.
if(Options.Similarity(1)=='m')
if(Options.Verbose>0), disp('Start modality transformation'); drawnow; end
Bx_large=imresize3d(Bx,[],size(Imoving),'cubic')*(size(Imoving,1)/size(Bx,1));
By_large=imresize3d(By,[],size(Imoving),'cubic')*(size(Imoving,2)/size(By,2));
Bz_large=imresize3d(Bz,[],size(Imoving),'cubic')*(size(Imoving,3)/size(Bz,3));
[Imoving_TF,Istatic_TF]=MutualTransform(Imoving,Istatic,15*sqrt(1/resizepercentage),4,Bx_large,By_large,Bz_large);
if(Options.Verbose>0), disp('Finished modality transformation'); drawnow; end
end
sigma = 0.3/resizepercentage;
% Set and resize the moving image and static image
M=imresize3d(imgaussian(Imoving,sigma,round([sigma*6 sigma*6 sigma*6])),resizepercentage,[],'linear');
F=imresize3d(imgaussian(Istatic,sigma,round([sigma*6 sigma*6 sigma*6])),resizepercentage,[],'linear');
% Resize the modality transformed images
if(Options.Similarity(1)=='m')
M_TF=imresize3d(imgaussian(Imoving_TF,sigma,round([sigma*6 sigma*6 sigma*6])),resizepercentage,[],'linear');
F_TF=imresize3d(imgaussian(Istatic_TF,sigma,round([sigma*6 sigma*6 sigma*6])),resizepercentage,[],'linear');
end
% Resize the transformation field to current image size
Bx=imresize3d(Bx,[],size(M),'cubic')*(size(M,1)/size(Bx,1));
By=imresize3d(By,[],size(M),'cubic')*(size(M,2)/size(By,2));
Bz=imresize3d(Bz,[],size(M),'cubic')*(size(M,3)/size(Bz,3));
% Put transformation fields in x and y direction in one variable
B=zeros([size(M) 3]); B(:,:,:,1)=Bx; B(:,:,:,2)=By; B(:,:,:,3)=Bz;
% Store the dimensions of transformation field, and make a long vector from T
sizes=size(B); B=B(:);
% Parameters
options.sigma_fluid=parameters.sigma_fluid;
options.sigma_diff=parameters.sigma_diff;
options.alpha=parameters.alpha;
options.interpolation=Options.Interpolation;
% Optimizer parameters
optim=struct('Display','off','StoreN',10,'GoalsExactAchieve',0,'HessUpdate','lbfgs','GradObj','on','OutputFcn', @store_transf,'MaxIter',200,'TolFun',1e-14,'DiffMinChange',1e-5);
if(l==loop),
optim.TolX = 0.02;
else
optim.TolX = 0.1;
end
if(Options.Verbose>1), optim.Display='iter'; end
% Start the demon energy registration optimizer
B=fminlbfgs(@(x)demons_energy(M,F,M_TF,F_TF,x,sizes,options),B,optim);
% Reshape B from a vector to an x and y transformation field
B=reshape(B,sizes);
Bx=B(:,:,:,1); By=B(:,:,:,2); Bz=B(:,:,:,3);
end
end
% Scale everything back if not already
if(resizepercentage~=1)
Bx=imresize3d(Bx,[],size(Imoving),'cubic')*(size(Imoving,1)/size(Bx,1));
By=imresize3d(By,[],size(Imoving),'cubic')*(size(Imoving,2)/size(By,2));
Bz=imresize3d(Bz,[],size(Imoving),'cubic')*(size(Imoving,3)/size(Bz,3));
end
end
% Transform the input image
Ireg=movepixels(Imoving,Bx,By,Bz,3);
if ( nargout>4 )
% Make the forward transformation fields from the backwards
[Fx,Fy,Fz]=backwards2forwards(Bx,By,Bz);
end
% Set the class of output to input class
if(strcmpi(Iclass,'uint8')), Ireg=uint8(Ireg*((2^8)-1)); end
if(strcmpi(Iclass,'uint16')), Ireg=uint16(Ireg*((2^16)-1)); end
if(strcmpi(Iclass,'uint32')), Ireg=uint32(Ireg*((2^32)-1)); end
if(strcmpi(Iclass,'int8')), Ireg=int8(Ireg*((2^7)-1)); end
if(strcmpi(Iclass,'int16')), Ireg=int16(Ireg*((2^15)-1)); end
if(strcmpi(Iclass,'int32')), Ireg=int32(Ireg*((2^31)-1)); end
% End time measurement
if(Options.Verbose>0), toc, end