Abstract: A method (30) for image registration of sections, in particular for image registration of histological sections, is described. The method comprises reading in (32) of a data set for at least two sections, wherein each of the data sets comprises m images of each section in m resolution levels (11, 12, 13), 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; registering (33) of the two mth images of the two sections on the resolution level m and determining of a global transformation for the resolution level m; aligning (34) of the two images of the resolution level m?1 using the global transformation of the resolution level m; and registering (35) of a subgroup of cells from all cells of the two images of the resolution level m?1.

Abstract: A method (30) for image registration of sections, in particular for image registration of histological sections, is described. The method comprises reading in (32) of a data set for at least two sections, wherein each of the data sets comprises m images of each section in m resolution levels (11, 12, 13), 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; registering (33) of the two mth images of the two sections on the resolution level m and determining of a global transformation for the resolution level m; aligning (34) of the two images of the resolution level m?1 using the global transformation of the resolution level m; and registering (35) of a subgroup of cells from all cells of the two images of the resolution level m?1.

Abstract: A virtual penetrating mirror device for visualizing virtual objects in endoscopic applications, having an interactive virtual mirror (1), a 3D or 4D medical image of a patient's anatomy (52), a displaying device (21), a display of displaying device (22), a tracking system (4) and a tracked endoscopic camera (2), is provided by means of presenting the interactive virtual mirror (1), in a common coordinate system with the 3D or 4D medical image of the patient's anatomy (52), that provides full integration and combined visualization of the reconstruction of the 3D or 4D medical image of the patient's anatomy (52), the endoscopic image (26) and the virtual mirror (1) on the display of displaying device (22).