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Template estimation plays a crucial role in computational anatomy since it provides reference frames for performing statistical analysis of the underlying anatomical population variability. While building models for template estimation, variability in sites and image acquisition protocols need to be accounted for. To account for such variability, we propose a generative template estimation model that makes simultaneous inference of both bias fields in individual images, deformations for image registration, and variance hyperparameters. In contrast, existing maximum a posterori based methods need to rely on either bias-invariant similarity measures or robust image normalization. Results on synthetic and real brain MRI images demonstrate the capability of the model to capture heterogeneity in intensities and provide a reliable template estimation from registration.
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Pai, A. et al. (2017). A Statistical Model for Simultaneous Template Estimation, Bias Correction, and Registration of 3D Brain Images. In: Müller, H., et al. Medical Computer Vision and Bayesian and Graphical Models for Biomedical Imaging. BAMBI MCV 2016 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10081. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61188-4_14
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