The invention relates to a tooth X-
ray image matching method based on SURF point matching and RANSAC model
estimation. The tooth X-
ray image matching method includes the steps that (1), images are collected; (2), the images are enhanced; (3), features are extracted; (4), the features are matched; (5), related matching coefficients are calculated; (6), a matching result is displayed; (7), if reference images which do not participate in matching exist in an image
library, the step (1) is carried out, a new
reference image is selected from the image
library, and if all images participate in matching, operation is finished; (8), matching succeeds, personal information corresponding to the reference images is recorded, and then operation is finished. The feature points of an input tooth image and a reference tooth image are extracted according to an SUFR
algorithm, then the feature points are matched according to an RANSAC
algorithm, and finally, the matching degree of the two images is measured according to the
correlation coefficient of the two matched images. Experiment shows that by the tooth X-
ray image matching method, the high precision ratio and high real-time performance are achieved.