GPU implementation of a deformable 3D image registration algorithm

We present a parallel implementation of a new deformable image registration algorithm using the Computer Unified Device Architecture (CUDA). The algorithm co-registers preoperative and intraoperative 3-dimensional magnetic resonance (MR) images of a deforming organ. It employs a linear elastic dynamic finite-element model of the deformation and distance measures such as mutual information and sum of squared differences to align volumetric image …