Method for image registration

A system for registering at least two images, comprising a processor configured to carry out a method for image registration of sections:

• a) reading in data sets of at least two sections, wherein each of the data sets comprises m images of each section at m resolution levels, wherein each image of the resolution levels 1 to m−1 is divided into at least two cells, wherein each image has a different image resolution, wherein the image with the highest image resolution is associated with the resolution level 1 and the image with the lowest image resolution is associated with the resolution level m;
• b) registering the two mth images of the two sections on the resolution level m and determining a global transformation for the resolution level m;
• c) aligning the two images of the resolution level m−1 using the global transformation of the resolution level m;
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• d) registering a subgroup of cells from all of the cells of the two images of the resolution level m−1, wherein the subgroup of cells contains less than all of the cells,
• wherein the registering of the subgroup of cells comprises constructing a local transformation for each cell of the subgroup,
• wherein the method further comprises an updating of the global transformation of at least one of the resolution levels based on at least one of the local transformations constructed for the cells of the image at this resolution level.