| Modality | iMR | [45, 49–58] | iUS | [59–66] | Laser Range Scanner | [67–78] | Stereo Vision | [68, 69, 79–84] |
| Compensation strategy | Image registration based | [49–52, 56, 59–65, 67–70, 77, 79, 80] | Model-based | [45, 53–55, 57, 58, 71–76, 78, 81–86] |
| Global transformation | Rigid | [56, 63, 82] | Nonrigid | [45, 49, 52–71, 73–84, 87] |
| Transformation model | Thin plate spline | [59, 62, 66, 69–71, 78, 84] | Radial based function | [56, 67, 68, 72, 77] | Spline | [73, 74] | Free form deformation | [50–52, 63–65] | Optical flow | [49] |
| Registration basis | Intensity-based | [45, 49–51, 54–56, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, 72, 75, 77, 83] | Feature-based | [45, 53, 54, 56–59, 61, 62, 66, 70, 71, 73, 74, 76, 78, 81, 84, 87] | Hybrid | [52, 69, 79, 80] |
| Optimization technique | Gradient descent | [52, 63, 68, 72] | Powell | [45, 50, 51, 54, 75] | Expectation maximization | [56, 70, 71, 76, 87] | Levenberg-Marquardt | [64, 69] | Multiresolution | [49, 60, 65, 77] |
| Computational platform | GPU | [45, 50, 51] | Cluster computer | [55] |
| Similarity measurement | Euclidean distance | [45, 54, 62, 70, 71, 73, 74, 76, 81] | (Normalized) mutual information | [45, 45, 50–52, 54, 56, 65, 67, 68, 72, 75, 77, 82, 83] | (Normalized) correlation coefficient | [53, 55, 58, 60] | Sum of Squared Difference | [63, 64, 69] | Chamfer similarity | [61] | Correlation ratio | [63] | Gaussian mixture model | [56, 87] | Energy function | [57, 78] |
| Validation | Phantom | [53, 59, 61, 63–69, 72–75, 77, 79, 80, 87] | Clinical | [45, 49–52, 54–57, 60, 62, 63, 67–72, 75, 76, 78, 81, 84] | Animal | [63, 64] |
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