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Rigid Motion Invariant Statistical Shape Modeling based on Discrete Fundamental Forms

  • We present a novel approach for nonlinear statistical shape modeling that is invariant under Euclidean motion and thus alignment-free. By analyzing metric distortion and curvature of shapes as elements of Lie groups in a consistent Riemannian setting, we construct a framework that reliably handles large deformations. Due to the explicit character of Lie group operations, our non-Euclidean method is very efficient allowing for fast and numerically robust processing. This facilitates Riemannian analysis of large shape populations accessible through longitudinal and multi-site imaging studies providing increased statistical power. Additionally, as planar configurations form a submanifold in shape space, our representation allows for effective estimation of quasi-isometric surfaces flattenings. We evaluate the performance of our model w.r.t. shape-based classification of hippocampus and femur malformations due to Alzheimer's disease and osteoarthritis, respectively. In particular, we achieve state-of-the-art accuracies outperforming the standard Euclidean as well as a recent nonlinear approach especially in presence of sparse training data. To provide insight into the model's ability of capturing biological shape variability, we carry out an analysis of specificity and generalization ability.
Metadaten
Author:Felix AmbellanORCiD, Stefan ZachowORCiD, Christoph von TycowiczORCiD
Document Type:Article
Parent Title (English):Medical Image Analysis
Volume:73
Year of first publication:2021
ArXiv Id:http://arxiv.org/abs/2111.06850
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.media.2021.102178
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