This well-illustrated and comprehensive text provides an introduction to the theoretical. Practical and numerical aspects of image registration, with special emphasis on medical imaging. Various techniques are described, discussed and compared using numerous illustrations. It discusses the basic mathematical principles, including aspects from approximation theory, image processing, numerics, partial differential equations, and statistics, with a strong focus on numerical methods.

Image registration is required whenever images need to be compared, merged or integrated after they have been taken at different times, from different viewpoints, and/or by different sensors. Registration, also known as alignment, fusion, or warping, is the process of transforming data into a common reference frame. This book provides an overview of state-of-the-art registration techniques from theory to practice, plus numerous exercises designed to enhance readers' understanding of the principles and mechanisms of the described techniques. It also provides, via a supplementary Web page, free...