Deep learning based Non-Rigid Volume-to-Surface Registration for Brain Shift compensation Using Point Cloud

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.17389v1
• Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:35:07 GMT
• Title: Deep learning based Non-Rigid Volume-to-Surface Registration for Brain Shift compensation Using Point Cloud
• Abstract summary: Soft-tissue deformation is a major limitation in image-guided neurosurgery.<n>Existing compensation methods rely on intra-operative MRI, CT, or ultrasound.<n>We propose a deep learning-based framework for non-rigid volume-to-surface registration.
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• Abstract: Soft-tissue deformation remains a major limitation in image-guided neurosurgery, where intra-operative anatomy can deviate substantially from pre-operative imaging due to brain shift, compromising navigation accuracy and surgical safety. Existing compensation methods often rely on intra-operative MRI, CT, or ultrasound, which are disruptive and difficult to integrate repeatedly into the surgical workflow. In contrast, partial 3D cortical surfaces can be reconstructed as point clouds from stereoscopic microscopes or laser range scanners (LRS), capturing only a limited portion of the exposed cortex. This makes point cloud registration a practical alternative without interrupting surgery; however, such partial and noisy observations make deformation estimation highly challenging. In this study, we propose a deep learning-based framework for non-rigid volume-to-surface registration, enabling dense displacement field estimation from sparse intra-operative surface observations without explicit point correspondences or volumetric intra-operative imaging. The network leverages multi-scale point-based feature extraction and a hierarchical deformation decoder to capture both global and local deformations. The key contribution lies in integrating partial intra-operative surface information into the full pre-operative point cloud domain, enabling implicit correspondence learning and dense deformation recovery under limited visibility. Quantitative results demonstrate accurate recovery of fine-scale deformations, achieving an Endpoint Error (EPE) of 1.13 +/- 0.75 mm and RMSE of 1.33 +/- 0.81 mm under challenging partial-surface conditions. The proposed approach supports automatic, workflow-compatible brain-shift compensation from sparse surface observations.

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