OncoReg: Medical Image Registration for Oncological Challenges

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.23179v2
• Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:44:33 GMT
• Title: OncoReg: Medical Image Registration for Oncological Challenges
• Authors: Wiebke Heyer, Yannic Elser, Lennart Berkel, Xinrui Song, Xuanang Xu, Pingkun Yan, Xi Jia, Jinming Duan, Zi Li, Tony C. W. Mok, BoWen LI, Christian Staackmann, Christoph Großbröhmer, Lasse Hansen, Alessa Hering, Malte M. Sieren, Mattias P. Heinrich,
• Abstract summary: This work details the methodology and data behind the OncoReg Challenge.<n>It provides a comprehensive analysis of the competition entries and results.<n>Findings reveal that feature extraction plays a pivotal role in this registration task.
• Score: 19.639166936443146
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: In modern cancer research, the vast volume of medical data generated is often underutilised due to challenges related to patient privacy. The OncoReg Challenge addresses this issue by enabling researchers to develop and validate image registration methods through a two-phase framework that ensures patient privacy while fostering the development of more generalisable AI models. Phase one involves working with a publicly available dataset, while phase two focuses on training models on a private dataset within secure hospital networks. OncoReg builds upon the foundation established by the Learn2Reg Challenge by incorporating the registration of interventional cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) with standard planning fan-beam CT (FBCT) images in radiotherapy. Accurate image registration is crucial in oncology, particularly for dynamic treatment adjustments in image-guided radiotherapy, where precise alignment is necessary to minimise radiation exposure to healthy tissues while effectively targeting tumours. This work details the methodology and data behind the OncoReg Challenge and provides a comprehensive analysis of the competition entries and results. Findings reveal that feature extraction plays a pivotal role in this registration task. A new method emerging from this challenge demonstrated its versatility, while established approaches continue to perform comparably to newer techniques. Both deep learning and classical approaches still play significant roles in image registration, with the combination of methods - particularly in feature extraction - proving most effective.

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