Primary references

One or more of the following references should be cited in any paper based on data registered using the AIR package or programs utilizing the AIR library.

• Woods RP, Cherry SR, Mazziotta JC. Rapid automated algorithm for aligning and reslicing PET images. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 1992;16:620-633.

The original AIR manuscript validating the intramodality method implemented in AIR 1.0.

• Woods RP, Mazziotta JC, Cherry SR. MRI-PET registration with automated algorithm. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 1993;17:536-546.

The method used for intermodality registration as implemented in AIR 1.0

• Woods RP, Grafton ST, Holmes CJ, Cherry SR, Mazziotta JC. Automated image registration: I. General methods and intrasubject, intramodality validation. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 1998;22:139-152.

Description of AIR 3.0 and validation for intrasubject, intramodality registration of MRI data and intrasubject, intramodality registration of PET data.

• Woods RP, Grafton ST, Watson JDG, Sicotte NL, Mazziotta JC. Automated image registration: II. Intersubject validation of linear and nonlinear models. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 1998;22:153-165.

Validation of AIR 3.0 for intersubject registration.

Secondary references

The following references provide additional validation of AIR.

• Strother SC, Anderson JR, Xu XL, Liow JS, Bonar DC, Rottenberg, DA. Quantitative comparisons of image registration techniques based on high-resolution MRI of the brain. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 1994;18:954-62.

A comparative study using simulations that included AIR 1.0.

• Jiang AP, Kennedy DN, Baker JR, Weisskoff R, Tootell RBH, Woods RP, Benson RR, Kwong KK, Brady TJ, Rosen BR, Belliveau JW. Motion detection and correction in functional MR imaging. Human Brain Mapping 1995;3:224-235.

Validation of AIR 1.0 in the context of fMRI.

• Black KJ, Videen TO, Perlmutter JS. A metric for testing the accuracy of cross-modality image registration: Validation and application.Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 1996;20:855-861.

AIR MRI-PET registration validation in monkeys

• West J, Fitzpatrick JM, Wang MY, Dawant BM, Maurer CR, Kessler RM, Maciunas RJ, Barillot C, Lemoine D. Collignon A, Maes F, Suetens P, Vandermeulen D, van den Elsen P, Napel S, Sumanaweera TS, Harkness B, Hemler PF, Hill DLG, Hawkes DJ, Studholme C, Maintz JBA, Viergever MA, Malandain G, Pennec X, Noz ME, Maguire GQ, Pollack M, Pelizzari CA, Robb RA, Hanson D, Woods RP. Comparison and evaluation of retrospective intermodality brain image registration techniques. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 1997;21:554-566.

AIR 1.0's MRI-PET registration technique in a comparative blinded study.

• Imran MB, Kawashima R, Sat K, Kinomura S, Ito H, Koyama M, Goto R, Ono S, Yoshioka S, Fukuda H. Mean regional cerebral blood flow images of normal subjects using technetium-99m-HMPAO by automated image registration. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 1998;39:203-207.

Use of AIR for intersubject registration of HMPAO-SPECT images.

Modified: August 2, 2002

© 1995-2002 Roger P. Woods, M.D.(rwoods@ucla.edu)