A Systematic Review on Data-Driven Brain Deformation Modeling for Image-Guided Neurosurgery

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Auteurs principaux: Assis, Tiago, Galvin, Colin P., Castillo, Joshua P., Haouchine, Nazim, Kersten-Oertel, Marta, Gao, Zeyu, Crispin-Ortuzar, Mireia, Price, Stephen J., Santarius, Thomas, Ou, Yangming, Frisken, Sarah, Garcia, Nuno C., Golby, Alexandra J., Dorent, Reuben, Machado, Ines P.
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author Assis, Tiago
Galvin, Colin P.
Castillo, Joshua P.
Haouchine, Nazim
Kersten-Oertel, Marta
Gao, Zeyu
Crispin-Ortuzar, Mireia
Price, Stephen J.
Santarius, Thomas
Ou, Yangming
Frisken, Sarah
Garcia, Nuno C.
Golby, Alexandra J.
Dorent, Reuben
Machado, Ines P.
author_facet Assis, Tiago
Galvin, Colin P.
Castillo, Joshua P.
Haouchine, Nazim
Kersten-Oertel, Marta
Gao, Zeyu
Crispin-Ortuzar, Mireia
Price, Stephen J.
Santarius, Thomas
Ou, Yangming
Frisken, Sarah
Garcia, Nuno C.
Golby, Alexandra J.
Dorent, Reuben
Machado, Ines P.
contents Accurate compensation of brain deformation is a critical challenge for reliable image-guided neurosurgery, as surgical manipulation and tumor resection induce tissue motion that misaligns preoperative planning images with intraoperative anatomy and longitudinal studies. In this systematic review, we synthesize recent AI-driven approaches developed between January 2020 and April 2025 for modeling and correcting brain deformation. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, IEEE Xplore, Scopus, and Web of Science, with predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria focused on computational methods applied to brain deformation compensation for neurosurgical imaging, resulting in 41 studies meeting these criteria. We provide a unified analysis of methodological strategies, including deep learning-based image registration, direct deformation field regression, synthesis-driven multimodal alignment, resection-aware architectures addressing missing correspondences, and hybrid models that integrate biomechanical priors. We also examine dataset utilization, reported evaluation metrics, validation protocols, and how uncertainty and generalization have been assessed across studies. While AI-based deformation models demonstrate promising performance and computational efficiency, current approaches exhibit limitations in out-of-distribution robustness, standardized benchmarking, interpretability, and readiness for clinical deployment. Our review highlights these gaps and outlines opportunities for future research aimed at achieving more robust, generalizable, and clinically translatable deformation compensation solutions for neurosurgical guidance. By organizing recent advances and critically evaluating evaluation practices, this work provides a comprehensive foundation for researchers and clinicians engaged in developing and applying AI-based brain deformation methods.
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spellingShingle A Systematic Review on Data-Driven Brain Deformation Modeling for Image-Guided Neurosurgery
Assis, Tiago
Galvin, Colin P.
Castillo, Joshua P.
Haouchine, Nazim
Kersten-Oertel, Marta
Gao, Zeyu
Crispin-Ortuzar, Mireia
Price, Stephen J.
Santarius, Thomas
Ou, Yangming
Frisken, Sarah
Garcia, Nuno C.
Golby, Alexandra J.
Dorent, Reuben
Machado, Ines P.
Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Accurate compensation of brain deformation is a critical challenge for reliable image-guided neurosurgery, as surgical manipulation and tumor resection induce tissue motion that misaligns preoperative planning images with intraoperative anatomy and longitudinal studies. In this systematic review, we synthesize recent AI-driven approaches developed between January 2020 and April 2025 for modeling and correcting brain deformation. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, IEEE Xplore, Scopus, and Web of Science, with predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria focused on computational methods applied to brain deformation compensation for neurosurgical imaging, resulting in 41 studies meeting these criteria. We provide a unified analysis of methodological strategies, including deep learning-based image registration, direct deformation field regression, synthesis-driven multimodal alignment, resection-aware architectures addressing missing correspondences, and hybrid models that integrate biomechanical priors. We also examine dataset utilization, reported evaluation metrics, validation protocols, and how uncertainty and generalization have been assessed across studies. While AI-based deformation models demonstrate promising performance and computational efficiency, current approaches exhibit limitations in out-of-distribution robustness, standardized benchmarking, interpretability, and readiness for clinical deployment. Our review highlights these gaps and outlines opportunities for future research aimed at achieving more robust, generalizable, and clinically translatable deformation compensation solutions for neurosurgical guidance. By organizing recent advances and critically evaluating evaluation practices, this work provides a comprehensive foundation for researchers and clinicians engaged in developing and applying AI-based brain deformation methods.
title A Systematic Review on Data-Driven Brain Deformation Modeling for Image-Guided Neurosurgery
topic Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.10155