Caesar: Segment-Wise Alignment Method for Solving Discontinuous Deformations

Sergiy Popovych, J. Alexander Bae, H. Sebastian Seung

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Abstract

Images obtained from serial section electron microscopy can contain defects that create discontinuous tissue deformation. Fixing such defects during image registration is especially challenging, as classical block matching registration techniques assume smooth motion within each block, and ConvNet based registration techniques must rely on smoothness assumption during training. We propose Caesar, a divide-and-conquer technique that breaks registered images into segments, such that most of discontinuity is confined to segment boundaries. Then, we align the segments independently and stitch the results back together. We provide extensive experimental evaluation on brain tissue serial section microscopy data that shows that segment-wise alignment reduces the average misalignment area around defects by 6-10x.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationISBI 2020 - 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1214-1218
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781538693308
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2020
Event17th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, ISBI 2020 - Iowa City, United States
Duration: Apr 3 2020Apr 7 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging
Volume2020-April
ISSN (Print)1945-7928
ISSN (Electronic)1945-8452

Conference

Conference17th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, ISBI 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityIowa City
Period4/3/204/7/20

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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