Cylindrical Phase Correlation Method

We present a new image registration algorithm that employs Phase Correlation Method (PCM) to align rotated and translated 3D images. First, we use PCM and cylindrical coordinate transform to estimate rotation angle that aligns two images that are mutually rotated around known axis. An improvement of this technique is given to eliminate influence of noise and image differences in non-ideal conditions. Finally, an iterative optimization procedure is proposed which uses these techniques in rigid body registration tasks. We study the performance of the algorithm in simulated experiment on MRI brain image.

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