Symmetric Deformable Image Matching

FireANTs also supports symmetric deformable image matching. Symmetric deformable image matching is a very popular method for matching two images by considering both the fixed and moving images 'symmetrically' in the optimization process. This formulation ensures that spatial gradients of both the fixed and moving images are considered in the optimization process.

Symmetric registration finds a deformation field that minimizes the similarity metric between the fixed and moving images, by warping the moving and fixed image to a 'midpoint' space.

\[ \varphi_1^*, \varphi_2^* = \arg \min_{\varphi_1, \varphi_2} \mathcal{L}(I_m\circ\varphi_1, I_f\circ\varphi_2) \]

The deformation field is optimized using gradient descent to minimize a similarity metric while maintaining smoothness through optional regularization terms.

FireANTs supports both free-form and diffeomorphic transforms for symmetric registration.

Composing Transforms for Symmetric Registration

The final transform is composed of the two deformation fields, \(\varphi_1\) and \(\varphi_2\).

\[ \varphi = \varphi_1 \circ \varphi_2^{-1} \]

Bases: AbstractRegistration, DeformableMixin

Symmetric Normalization (SyN) registration class for non-linear image alignment.

This class implements symmetric diffeomorphic registration between fixed and moving images. Unlike greedy registration, SyN optimizes two deformation fields simultaneously to map both images to a common midpoint space, ensuring inverse consistency. The final transformation is composed of these bidirectional warps.

Parameters:
  • scales (List[int]) –

    Downsampling factors for multi-resolution optimization. Must be in descending order (e.g. [4,2,1]).

  • iterations (List[float]) –

    Number of iterations to perform at each scale. Must be same length as scales.

  • fixed_images (BatchedImages) –

    Fixed/reference images to register to.

  • moving_images (BatchedImages) –

    Moving images to be registered.

  • loss_type (str) –

    Similarity metric to use. Defaults to "cc".

  • deformation_type (str) –

    Type of deformation model - 'geodesic' or 'compositive'. Defaults to 'compositive'.

  • optimizer (str) –

    Optimization algorithm - 'SGD' or 'Adam'. Defaults to 'Adam'.

  • optimizer_params (dict) –

    Additional parameters for optimizer. Defaults to {}.

  • optimizer_lr (float) –

    Learning rate for optimizer. Defaults to 0.1.

  • integrator_n (Union[str, int]) –

    Number of integration steps for geodesic shooting. Only used if deformation_type='geodesic'. Defaults to 10.

  • mi_kernel_type (str) –

    Kernel type for MI loss. Defaults to 'gaussian'.

  • cc_kernel_type (str) –

    Kernel type for CC loss. Defaults to 'rectangular'.

  • smooth_warp_sigma (float) –

    Gaussian smoothing sigma for warp field. Defaults to 0.25.

  • smooth_grad_sigma (float) –

    Gaussian smoothing sigma for gradient field. Defaults to 1.0.

  • reduction (str) –

    Loss reduction method - 'mean' or 'sum'. Defaults to 'sum'.

  • cc_kernel_size (float) –

    Kernel size for CC loss. Defaults to 3.

  • loss_params (dict) –

    Additional parameters for loss function. Defaults to {}.

  • tolerance (float) –

    Convergence tolerance. Defaults to 1e-6.

  • max_tolerance_iters (int) –

    Max iterations for convergence check. Defaults to 10.

  • init_affine (Optional[torch.Tensor]) –

    Initial affine transformation. Defaults to None.

  • warp_reg (Optional[Union[Callable, nn.Module]]) –

    Regularization on warp field. Defaults to None.

  • displacement_reg (Optional[Union[Callable, nn.Module]]) –

    Regularization on displacement field. Defaults to None.

  • blur (bool) –

    Whether to blur images during downsampling. Defaults to True.

  • custom_loss (nn.Module) –

    Custom loss module. Defaults to None.

Attributes:
  • fwd_warp –

    Forward deformation model (StationaryVelocity or CompositiveWarp)

  • rev_warp –

    Reverse deformation model (StationaryVelocity or CompositiveWarp)

  • affine (torch.Tensor) –

    Initial affine transformation matrix

  • smooth_warp_sigma (float) –

    Smoothing sigma for warp field

Source code in fireants/registration/syn.py
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class SyNRegistration(AbstractRegistration, DeformableMixin):
    """Symmetric Normalization (SyN) registration class for non-linear image alignment.

    This class implements symmetric diffeomorphic registration between fixed and moving images.
    Unlike greedy registration, SyN optimizes two deformation fields simultaneously to map
    both images to a common midpoint space, ensuring inverse consistency. The final
    transformation is composed of these bidirectional warps.

    Args:
        scales (List[int]): Downsampling factors for multi-resolution optimization.
            Must be in descending order (e.g. [4,2,1]).
        iterations (List[float]): Number of iterations to perform at each scale.
            Must be same length as scales.
        fixed_images (BatchedImages): Fixed/reference images to register to.
        moving_images (BatchedImages): Moving images to be registered.
        loss_type (str, optional): Similarity metric to use. Defaults to "cc".
        deformation_type (str, optional): Type of deformation model - 'geodesic' or 'compositive'. 
            Defaults to 'compositive'.
        optimizer (str, optional): Optimization algorithm - 'SGD' or 'Adam'. Defaults to 'Adam'.
        optimizer_params (dict, optional): Additional parameters for optimizer. Defaults to {}.
        optimizer_lr (float, optional): Learning rate for optimizer. Defaults to 0.1.
        integrator_n (Union[str, int], optional): Number of integration steps for geodesic shooting.
            Only used if deformation_type='geodesic'. Defaults to 10.
        mi_kernel_type (str, optional): Kernel type for MI loss. Defaults to 'gaussian'.
        cc_kernel_type (str, optional): Kernel type for CC loss. Defaults to 'rectangular'.
        smooth_warp_sigma (float, optional): Gaussian smoothing sigma for warp field. Defaults to 0.25.
        smooth_grad_sigma (float, optional): Gaussian smoothing sigma for gradient field. Defaults to 1.0.
        reduction (str, optional): Loss reduction method - 'mean' or 'sum'. Defaults to 'sum'.
        cc_kernel_size (float, optional): Kernel size for CC loss. Defaults to 3.
        loss_params (dict, optional): Additional parameters for loss function. Defaults to {}.
        tolerance (float, optional): Convergence tolerance. Defaults to 1e-6.
        max_tolerance_iters (int, optional): Max iterations for convergence check. Defaults to 10.
        init_affine (Optional[torch.Tensor], optional): Initial affine transformation. Defaults to None.
        warp_reg (Optional[Union[Callable, nn.Module]], optional): Regularization on warp field. Defaults to None.
        displacement_reg (Optional[Union[Callable, nn.Module]], optional): Regularization on displacement field.
            Defaults to None.
        blur (bool, optional): Whether to blur images during downsampling. Defaults to True.
        custom_loss (nn.Module, optional): Custom loss module. Defaults to None.

    Attributes:
        fwd_warp: Forward deformation model (StationaryVelocity or CompositiveWarp)
        rev_warp: Reverse deformation model (StationaryVelocity or CompositiveWarp)
        affine (torch.Tensor): Initial affine transformation matrix
        smooth_warp_sigma (float): Smoothing sigma for warp field
    """
    def __init__(self, scales: List[float], iterations: List[int], 
                fixed_images: BatchedImages, moving_images: BatchedImages,
                loss_type: str = "cc",
                deformation_type: str = 'compositive',
                optimizer: str = 'Adam', optimizer_params: dict = {},
                optimizer_lr: float = 0.1, 
                integrator_n: Union[str, int] = 10,
                mi_kernel_type: str = 'gaussian', cc_kernel_type: str = 'rectangular',
                smooth_warp_sigma: float = 0.5,
                smooth_grad_sigma: float = 1.0,
                reduction: str = 'mean',
                cc_kernel_size: float = 7,
                loss_params: dict = {},
                tolerance: float = 1e-6, max_tolerance_iters: int = 10,
                init_affine: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None,
                warp_reg: Optional[Union[Callable, nn.Module]] = None,
                displacement_reg: Optional[Union[Callable, nn.Module]] = None,
                blur: bool = True,
                custom_loss: nn.Module = None, **kwargs) -> None:
        # initialize abstract registration
        # nn.Module.__init__(self)
        super().__init__(scales=scales, iterations=iterations, fixed_images=fixed_images, moving_images=moving_images, reduction=reduction,
                         loss_params=loss_params,
                         loss_type=loss_type, mi_kernel_type=mi_kernel_type, cc_kernel_type=cc_kernel_type, custom_loss=custom_loss, cc_kernel_size=cc_kernel_size,
                         tolerance=tolerance, max_tolerance_iters=max_tolerance_iters, **kwargs)
        self.dims = fixed_images.dims
        self.blur = blur
        self.reduction = reduction
        # specify regularizations
        self.warp_reg = warp_reg
        self.displacement_reg = displacement_reg


        if deformation_type == 'geodesic':
            fwd_warp = StationaryVelocity(fixed_images, moving_images, integrator_n=integrator_n, dtype=self.dtype,
                                        optimizer=optimizer, optimizer_lr=optimizer_lr, optimizer_params=optimizer_params,
                                        smoothing_grad_sigma=smooth_grad_sigma)
            rev_warp = StationaryVelocity(fixed_images, moving_images, integrator_n=integrator_n, dtype=self.dtype,
                                        optimizer=optimizer, optimizer_lr=optimizer_lr, optimizer_params=optimizer_params,
                                        smoothing_grad_sigma=smooth_grad_sigma)
        elif deformation_type == 'compositive':
            fwd_warp = CompositiveWarp(fixed_images, moving_images, optimizer=optimizer, optimizer_lr=optimizer_lr, optimizer_params=optimizer_params, \
                dtype=self.dtype,
                                   smoothing_grad_sigma=smooth_grad_sigma, smoothing_warp_sigma=smooth_warp_sigma)
            rev_warp = CompositiveWarp(fixed_images, moving_images, optimizer=optimizer, optimizer_lr=optimizer_lr, optimizer_params=optimizer_params, \
                dtype=self.dtype,
                                   smoothing_grad_sigma=smooth_grad_sigma, smoothing_warp_sigma=smooth_warp_sigma)
            smooth_warp_sigma = 0  # this work is delegated to compositive warp
        else:
            raise ValueError('Invalid deformation type: {}'.format(deformation_type))
        self.fwd_warp = fwd_warp
        self.rev_warp = rev_warp
        self.smooth_warp_sigma = smooth_warp_sigma   # in voxels
        # initialize affine
        if init_affine is None:
            init_affine = torch.eye(self.dims+1, device=fixed_images.device).unsqueeze(0).repeat(fixed_images.size(), 1, 1)  # [N, D+1, D+1]
        B, D1, D2 = init_affine.shape
        if D1 == self.dims+1 and D2 == self.dims+1:
            self.affine = init_affine.detach().to(self.dtype)
        elif D1 == self.dims and D2 == self.dims+1:
            # attach row to affine
            row = torch.zeros(self.opt_size, 1, self.dims+1, device=fixed_images.device)
            row[:, 0, -1] = 1.0
            self.affine = torch.cat([init_affine.detach(), row], dim=1).to(self.dtype)
        else:
            raise ValueError('Invalid initial affine shape: {}'.format(init_affine.shape))


    def get_warp_parameters(self, fixed_images: Union[BatchedImages, FakeBatchedImages], moving_images: Union[BatchedImages, FakeBatchedImages], shape=None, displacement=False):
        """Get transformed coordinates for warping the moving image.

        Computes the coordinate transformation from fixed to moving image space
        by composing the forward and inverse warps through the midpoint space.
        Includes initial affine transformation.

        Args:
            fixed_images (BatchedImages): Fixed reference images
            moving_images (BatchedImages): Moving images to be transformed
            shape (Optional[tuple]): Output shape for coordinate grid.
                Defaults to fixed image shape.
            displacement (bool, optional): Whether to return displacement field instead of
                transformed coordinates. Defaults to False.

        Returns:
            torch.Tensor: If displacement=False, transformed coordinates in normalized [-1,1] space
                Shape: [N, H, W, [D], dims]
                If displacement=True, displacement field in normalized [-1,1] space
                Shape: [N, H, W, [D], dims]
        """
        fixed_arrays = fixed_images()

        if shape is None:
            shape = fixed_images.shape
        else:
            shape = [fixed_arrays.shape[0], 1] + list(shape) 

        fixed_t2p = fixed_images.get_torch2phy().to(self.dtype)
        moving_p2t = moving_images.get_phy2torch().to(self.dtype)
        # fixed_size = fixed_arrays.shape[2:]
        # save init transform
        # init_grid = torch.eye(self.dims, self.dims+1).to(fixed_images.device, self.dtype).unsqueeze(0).repeat(fixed_images.size(), 1, 1)  # [N, dims, dims+1]
        affine_map_init = (torch.matmul(moving_p2t, torch.matmul(self.affine, fixed_t2p))[:, :-1]).contiguous().to(self.dtype)
        # fixed_image_vgrid  = F.affine_grid(init_grid, fixed_arrays.shape, align_corners=True)
        # get warps
        fwd_warp_field = self.fwd_warp.get_warp()  # [N, HWD, 3]
        if tuple(fwd_warp_field.shape[1:-1]) != tuple(shape[2:]):
            # interpolate this
            fwd_warp_field = F.interpolate(
                fwd_warp_field.permute(*self.fwd_warp.permute_vtoimg),
                size=shape[2:],
                mode="trilinear",
                align_corners=True,
            ).permute(*self.fwd_warp.permute_imgtov)

        # compute inverse of rev_warp with the size of `fixed_images`
        rev_inv_warp_field = compositive_warp_inverse(fixed_images, self.rev_warp.get_warp(), displacement=True, scales=self.scales, iterations=self.iterations)
        if tuple(rev_inv_warp_field.shape[1:-1]) != tuple(shape[2:]):
            rev_inv_warp_field = F.interpolate(
                self.rev_warp.get_warp().permute(*self.rev_warp.permute_vtoimg),
                size=shape[2:],
                mode="trilinear",
                align_corners=True,
            ).permute(*self.rev_warp.permute_imgtov)

        # # smooth them out
        if self.smooth_warp_sigma > 0:
            warp_gaussian = [gaussian_1d(s, truncated=2) for s in (torch.zeros(self.dims, device=fixed_arrays.device, dtype=self.dtype) + self.smooth_warp_sigma)]
            fwd_warp_field = separable_filtering(fwd_warp_field.permute(*self.fwd_warp.permute_vtoimg), warp_gaussian).permute(*self.fwd_warp.permute_imgtov)
            rev_inv_warp_field = separable_filtering(rev_inv_warp_field.permute(*self.rev_warp.permute_vtoimg), warp_gaussian).permute(*self.rev_warp.permute_imgtov)
        # # compose the two warp fields
        composed_warp = compose_warp(fwd_warp_field, rev_inv_warp_field)
        return {
            'affine': affine_map_init,
            'grid': composed_warp,
        }

    def get_inverse_warp_parameters(self, fixed_images: Union[BatchedImages, FakeBatchedImages], moving_images: Union[BatchedImages, FakeBatchedImages], shape=None):
        raise NotImplementedError('Inverse warp not implemented for SyN registration')

    def optimize(self):
        """Optimize the symmetric deformation parameters.

        Performs multi-resolution optimization of both forward and reverse deformation fields
        using the configured similarity metric and optimizer. The deformation fields map
        both images to a common midpoint space. The fields are optionally smoothed at each
        iteration.

        Args:
            None

        Returns:
            None

        Note:
            The optimization alternates between updating the forward and reverse warps.
            The final transformation is composed of these bidirectional warps through
            the midpoint space.
        """
        fixed_arrays = self.fixed_images()
        moving_arrays = self.moving_images()
        fixed_t2p = self.fixed_images.get_torch2phy().to(self.dtype)
        moving_p2t = self.moving_images.get_phy2torch().to(self.dtype)
        fixed_size = fixed_arrays.shape[2:]

        # save initial affine transform to initialize grid for the fixed image and moving image
        init_grid = torch.eye(self.dims, self.dims+1).to(self.fixed_images.device, self.dtype).unsqueeze(0).repeat(self.fixed_images.size(), 1, 1)  # [N, dims, dims+1]
        affine_map_init = (torch.matmul(moving_p2t, torch.matmul(self.affine, fixed_t2p))[:, :-1]).contiguous().to(self.dtype)

        # to save transformed images
        transformed_images = []
        # gaussian filter for smoothing the velocity field
        if self.smooth_warp_sigma > 0:
            warp_gaussian = [gaussian_1d(s, truncated=2) for s in (torch.zeros(self.dims, device=fixed_arrays.device, dtype=self.dtype) + self.smooth_warp_sigma)]
        # multi-scale optimization
        for scale, iters in zip(self.scales, self.iterations):
            self.convergence_monitor.reset()
            # notify loss function of scale change if it supports it
            if hasattr(self.loss_fn, 'set_current_scale_and_iterations'):
                self.loss_fn.set_current_scale_and_iterations(scale, iters)
            # resize images 
            size_down = [max(int(s / scale), MIN_IMG_SIZE) for s in fixed_size]
            if self.blur and scale > 1:
                sigmas = 0.5 * torch.tensor(
                    [sz / szdown for sz, szdown in zip(fixed_size, size_down)],
                    device=fixed_arrays.device,
                    dtype=fixed_arrays.dtype,
                )
                gaussians = [gaussian_1d(s, truncated=2) for s in sigmas]
                fixed_image_down = self._downsample_image_and_mask(
                    fixed_arrays,
                    size=size_down,
                    mode=self.fixed_images.interpolate_mode,
                    gaussians=gaussians,
                    align_corners=True,
                )
                moving_image_blur = self._smooth_image_not_mask(moving_arrays, gaussians)
            else:
                fixed_image_down = F.interpolate(
                    fixed_arrays, size=size_down, mode=self.fixed_images.interpolate_mode, align_corners=True
                )
                moving_image_blur = moving_arrays

            #### Set size for warp field
            self.fwd_warp.set_size(size_down)
            self.rev_warp.set_size(size_down)

            # Get coordinates to transform
            # fixed_image_affinecoords = F.affine_grid(affine_map_init, fixed_image_down.shape, align_corners=True)
            #### Optimize
            pbar = tqdm(range(iters)) if self.progress_bar else range(iters)
            if self.reduction == 'mean':
                scale_factor = 1
            else:
                scale_factor = np.prod(fixed_image_down.shape)
            for i in pbar:
                # set zero grads
                self.fwd_warp.set_zero_grad()
                self.rev_warp.set_zero_grad()
                # get warp fields and smooth them
                fwd_warp_field = self.fwd_warp.get_warp()  # [N, HWD, 3]
                rev_warp_field = self.rev_warp.get_warp()
                # smooth if required
                if self.smooth_warp_sigma > 0:
                    fwd_warp_field = separable_filtering(fwd_warp_field.permute(*self.fwd_warp.permute_vtoimg), warp_gaussian).permute(*self.fwd_warp.permute_imgtov)
                    rev_warp_field = separable_filtering(rev_warp_field.permute(*self.rev_warp.permute_vtoimg), warp_gaussian).permute(*self.rev_warp.permute_imgtov)
                # moved and fixed coords
                # warp the "moving image" to moved_image_warp and fixed to "fixed image warp"
                moved_image_warp = fireants_interpolator(moving_image_blur, affine=affine_map_init, grid=fwd_warp_field.contiguous(), mode='bilinear', align_corners=True, is_displacement=True)
                # reverse warp
                fixed_image_warp = fireants_interpolator(fixed_image_down, affine=None, grid=rev_warp_field.contiguous(), mode='bilinear', align_corners=True, is_displacement=True)
                # compute loss
                loss = self.loss_fn(moved_image_warp, fixed_image_warp) 
                # add regularization
                if self.warp_reg is not None:
                    # TODO: have to get the moved and fixed coords
                    moved_coords = fwd_warp_field + F.affine_grid(affine_map_init, fixed_image_down.shape, align_corners=True)
                    fixed_coords = rev_warp_field + F.affine_grid(init_grid, fixed_image_down.shape, align_corners=True)
                    loss = loss + self.warp_reg(moved_coords) + self.warp_reg(fixed_coords)
                if self.displacement_reg is not None:
                    loss = loss + self.displacement_reg(fwd_warp_field) + self.displacement_reg(rev_warp_field)
                # backward
                loss.backward()
                if self.progress_bar:
                    pbar.set_description("scale: {}, iter: {}/{}, loss: {:4f}".format(scale, i, iters, loss.item()/scale_factor))
                # optimize the deformations
                self.fwd_warp.step(loss)
                self.rev_warp.step(loss)
                if self.convergence_monitor.converged(loss.item()):
                    break

get_warp_parameters(fixed_images, moving_images, shape=None, displacement=False)

Get transformed coordinates for warping the moving image.

Computes the coordinate transformation from fixed to moving image space by composing the forward and inverse warps through the midpoint space. Includes initial affine transformation.

Parameters:
  • fixed_images (BatchedImages) –

    Fixed reference images

  • moving_images (BatchedImages) –

    Moving images to be transformed

  • shape (Optional[tuple]) –

    Output shape for coordinate grid. Defaults to fixed image shape.

  • displacement (bool) –

    Whether to return displacement field instead of transformed coordinates. Defaults to False.

Returns:
  • –

    torch.Tensor: If displacement=False, transformed coordinates in normalized [-1,1] space Shape: [N, H, W, [D], dims] If displacement=True, displacement field in normalized [-1,1] space Shape: [N, H, W, [D], dims]

Source code in fireants/registration/syn.py
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def get_warp_parameters(self, fixed_images: Union[BatchedImages, FakeBatchedImages], moving_images: Union[BatchedImages, FakeBatchedImages], shape=None, displacement=False):
    """Get transformed coordinates for warping the moving image.

    Computes the coordinate transformation from fixed to moving image space
    by composing the forward and inverse warps through the midpoint space.
    Includes initial affine transformation.

    Args:
        fixed_images (BatchedImages): Fixed reference images
        moving_images (BatchedImages): Moving images to be transformed
        shape (Optional[tuple]): Output shape for coordinate grid.
            Defaults to fixed image shape.
        displacement (bool, optional): Whether to return displacement field instead of
            transformed coordinates. Defaults to False.

    Returns:
        torch.Tensor: If displacement=False, transformed coordinates in normalized [-1,1] space
            Shape: [N, H, W, [D], dims]
            If displacement=True, displacement field in normalized [-1,1] space
            Shape: [N, H, W, [D], dims]
    """
    fixed_arrays = fixed_images()

    if shape is None:
        shape = fixed_images.shape
    else:
        shape = [fixed_arrays.shape[0], 1] + list(shape) 

    fixed_t2p = fixed_images.get_torch2phy().to(self.dtype)
    moving_p2t = moving_images.get_phy2torch().to(self.dtype)
    # fixed_size = fixed_arrays.shape[2:]
    # save init transform
    # init_grid = torch.eye(self.dims, self.dims+1).to(fixed_images.device, self.dtype).unsqueeze(0).repeat(fixed_images.size(), 1, 1)  # [N, dims, dims+1]
    affine_map_init = (torch.matmul(moving_p2t, torch.matmul(self.affine, fixed_t2p))[:, :-1]).contiguous().to(self.dtype)
    # fixed_image_vgrid  = F.affine_grid(init_grid, fixed_arrays.shape, align_corners=True)
    # get warps
    fwd_warp_field = self.fwd_warp.get_warp()  # [N, HWD, 3]
    if tuple(fwd_warp_field.shape[1:-1]) != tuple(shape[2:]):
        # interpolate this
        fwd_warp_field = F.interpolate(
            fwd_warp_field.permute(*self.fwd_warp.permute_vtoimg),
            size=shape[2:],
            mode="trilinear",
            align_corners=True,
        ).permute(*self.fwd_warp.permute_imgtov)

    # compute inverse of rev_warp with the size of `fixed_images`
    rev_inv_warp_field = compositive_warp_inverse(fixed_images, self.rev_warp.get_warp(), displacement=True, scales=self.scales, iterations=self.iterations)
    if tuple(rev_inv_warp_field.shape[1:-1]) != tuple(shape[2:]):
        rev_inv_warp_field = F.interpolate(
            self.rev_warp.get_warp().permute(*self.rev_warp.permute_vtoimg),
            size=shape[2:],
            mode="trilinear",
            align_corners=True,
        ).permute(*self.rev_warp.permute_imgtov)

    # # smooth them out
    if self.smooth_warp_sigma > 0:
        warp_gaussian = [gaussian_1d(s, truncated=2) for s in (torch.zeros(self.dims, device=fixed_arrays.device, dtype=self.dtype) + self.smooth_warp_sigma)]
        fwd_warp_field = separable_filtering(fwd_warp_field.permute(*self.fwd_warp.permute_vtoimg), warp_gaussian).permute(*self.fwd_warp.permute_imgtov)
        rev_inv_warp_field = separable_filtering(rev_inv_warp_field.permute(*self.rev_warp.permute_vtoimg), warp_gaussian).permute(*self.rev_warp.permute_imgtov)
    # # compose the two warp fields
    composed_warp = compose_warp(fwd_warp_field, rev_inv_warp_field)
    return {
        'affine': affine_map_init,
        'grid': composed_warp,
    }

optimize()

Optimize the symmetric deformation parameters.

Performs multi-resolution optimization of both forward and reverse deformation fields using the configured similarity metric and optimizer. The deformation fields map both images to a common midpoint space. The fields are optionally smoothed at each iteration.

Returns:
  • –

    None

Note

The optimization alternates between updating the forward and reverse warps. The final transformation is composed of these bidirectional warps through the midpoint space.

Source code in fireants/registration/syn.py
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def optimize(self):
    """Optimize the symmetric deformation parameters.

    Performs multi-resolution optimization of both forward and reverse deformation fields
    using the configured similarity metric and optimizer. The deformation fields map
    both images to a common midpoint space. The fields are optionally smoothed at each
    iteration.

    Args:
        None

    Returns:
        None

    Note:
        The optimization alternates between updating the forward and reverse warps.
        The final transformation is composed of these bidirectional warps through
        the midpoint space.
    """
    fixed_arrays = self.fixed_images()
    moving_arrays = self.moving_images()
    fixed_t2p = self.fixed_images.get_torch2phy().to(self.dtype)
    moving_p2t = self.moving_images.get_phy2torch().to(self.dtype)
    fixed_size = fixed_arrays.shape[2:]

    # save initial affine transform to initialize grid for the fixed image and moving image
    init_grid = torch.eye(self.dims, self.dims+1).to(self.fixed_images.device, self.dtype).unsqueeze(0).repeat(self.fixed_images.size(), 1, 1)  # [N, dims, dims+1]
    affine_map_init = (torch.matmul(moving_p2t, torch.matmul(self.affine, fixed_t2p))[:, :-1]).contiguous().to(self.dtype)

    # to save transformed images
    transformed_images = []
    # gaussian filter for smoothing the velocity field
    if self.smooth_warp_sigma > 0:
        warp_gaussian = [gaussian_1d(s, truncated=2) for s in (torch.zeros(self.dims, device=fixed_arrays.device, dtype=self.dtype) + self.smooth_warp_sigma)]
    # multi-scale optimization
    for scale, iters in zip(self.scales, self.iterations):
        self.convergence_monitor.reset()
        # notify loss function of scale change if it supports it
        if hasattr(self.loss_fn, 'set_current_scale_and_iterations'):
            self.loss_fn.set_current_scale_and_iterations(scale, iters)
        # resize images 
        size_down = [max(int(s / scale), MIN_IMG_SIZE) for s in fixed_size]
        if self.blur and scale > 1:
            sigmas = 0.5 * torch.tensor(
                [sz / szdown for sz, szdown in zip(fixed_size, size_down)],
                device=fixed_arrays.device,
                dtype=fixed_arrays.dtype,
            )
            gaussians = [gaussian_1d(s, truncated=2) for s in sigmas]
            fixed_image_down = self._downsample_image_and_mask(
                fixed_arrays,
                size=size_down,
                mode=self.fixed_images.interpolate_mode,
                gaussians=gaussians,
                align_corners=True,
            )
            moving_image_blur = self._smooth_image_not_mask(moving_arrays, gaussians)
        else:
            fixed_image_down = F.interpolate(
                fixed_arrays, size=size_down, mode=self.fixed_images.interpolate_mode, align_corners=True
            )
            moving_image_blur = moving_arrays

        #### Set size for warp field
        self.fwd_warp.set_size(size_down)
        self.rev_warp.set_size(size_down)

        # Get coordinates to transform
        # fixed_image_affinecoords = F.affine_grid(affine_map_init, fixed_image_down.shape, align_corners=True)
        #### Optimize
        pbar = tqdm(range(iters)) if self.progress_bar else range(iters)
        if self.reduction == 'mean':
            scale_factor = 1
        else:
            scale_factor = np.prod(fixed_image_down.shape)
        for i in pbar:
            # set zero grads
            self.fwd_warp.set_zero_grad()
            self.rev_warp.set_zero_grad()
            # get warp fields and smooth them
            fwd_warp_field = self.fwd_warp.get_warp()  # [N, HWD, 3]
            rev_warp_field = self.rev_warp.get_warp()
            # smooth if required
            if self.smooth_warp_sigma > 0:
                fwd_warp_field = separable_filtering(fwd_warp_field.permute(*self.fwd_warp.permute_vtoimg), warp_gaussian).permute(*self.fwd_warp.permute_imgtov)
                rev_warp_field = separable_filtering(rev_warp_field.permute(*self.rev_warp.permute_vtoimg), warp_gaussian).permute(*self.rev_warp.permute_imgtov)
            # moved and fixed coords
            # warp the "moving image" to moved_image_warp and fixed to "fixed image warp"
            moved_image_warp = fireants_interpolator(moving_image_blur, affine=affine_map_init, grid=fwd_warp_field.contiguous(), mode='bilinear', align_corners=True, is_displacement=True)
            # reverse warp
            fixed_image_warp = fireants_interpolator(fixed_image_down, affine=None, grid=rev_warp_field.contiguous(), mode='bilinear', align_corners=True, is_displacement=True)
            # compute loss
            loss = self.loss_fn(moved_image_warp, fixed_image_warp) 
            # add regularization
            if self.warp_reg is not None:
                # TODO: have to get the moved and fixed coords
                moved_coords = fwd_warp_field + F.affine_grid(affine_map_init, fixed_image_down.shape, align_corners=True)
                fixed_coords = rev_warp_field + F.affine_grid(init_grid, fixed_image_down.shape, align_corners=True)
                loss = loss + self.warp_reg(moved_coords) + self.warp_reg(fixed_coords)
            if self.displacement_reg is not None:
                loss = loss + self.displacement_reg(fwd_warp_field) + self.displacement_reg(rev_warp_field)
            # backward
            loss.backward()
            if self.progress_bar:
                pbar.set_description("scale: {}, iter: {}/{}, loss: {:4f}".format(scale, i, iters, loss.item()/scale_factor))
            # optimize the deformations
            self.fwd_warp.step(loss)
            self.rev_warp.step(loss)
            if self.convergence_monitor.converged(loss.item()):
                break