MIRSIG position paper: the use of image registration and fusion algorithms in radiotherapy

Lowther, N; Louwe, R; Yuen, J; Hardcastle, N; Yeo, A; Jameson, M; Medical Image and Registration Special Interest Group (MIRSIG) of the ACPSEM

Author(s): Lowther, N; Louwe, R; Yuen, J; Hardcastle, N; Yeo, A; Jameson, M; Medical Image and Registration Special Interest Group (MIRSIG) of the ACPSEM;
Details: Publication Year 2022-06,Volume 45,Issue #2,Page 421-428
Journal Title: Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
Publication Type: Guideline
Abstract: The report of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Task Group No. 132 published in 2017 reviewed rigid image registration and deformable image registration (DIR) approaches and solutions to provide recommendations for quality assurance and quality control of clinical image registration and fusion techniques in radiotherapy. However, that report did not include the use of DIR for advanced applications such as dose warping or warping of other matrices of interest. Considering that DIR warping tools are now readily available, discussions were hosted by the Medical Image Registration Special Interest Group (MIRSIG) of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists & Engineers in Medicine in 2018 to form a consensus on best practice guidelines. This position statement authored by MIRSIG endorses the recommendations of the report of AAPM task group 132 and expands on the best practice advice from the 'Deforming to Best Practice' MIRSIG publication to provide guidelines on the use of DIR for advanced applications.
Keywords: Algorithms; Humans; *Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/methods; Radiotherapy Dosage; *Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted/methods; Deformable image registration; Dose warping; Image fusion; Patient-specific verification; Quality assurance
Department(s): Physical Sciences
PubMed ID: 35522369
Publisher's Version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-022-01125-3
Open Access at Publisher's Site: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-022-01125-3
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