#include <itkGeodesicActiveContourLevelSetImageFilter.h>

Inheritance diagram for itk::GeodesicActiveContourLevelSetImageFilter< TInputImage, TFeatureImage, TOutputPixelType >:

Collaboration diagram for itk::GeodesicActiveContourLevelSetImageFilter< TInputImage, TFeatureImage, TOutputPixelType >:

List of all members.

Public Types
typedef SmartPointer< const Self >	ConstPointer
typedef Superclass::FeatureImageType	FeatureImageType
typedef GeodesicActiveContourFunctionType::Pointer	GeodesicActiveContourFunctionPointer
typedef GeodesicActiveContourLevelSetFunction < OutputImageType, FeatureImageType >	GeodesicActiveContourFunctionType
typedef Superclass::OutputImageType	OutputImageType
typedef SmartPointer< Self >	Pointer
typedef GeodesicActiveContourLevelSetImageFilter	Self
typedef SegmentationLevelSetImageFilter < TInputImage, TFeatureImage, TOutputPixelType >	Superclass
typedef Superclass::ValueType	ValueType
Public Types inherited from itk::SegmentationLevelSetImageFilter< TInputImage, TFeatureImage, TOutputPixelType >
typedef Superclass::IndexType	IndexType
typedef Superclass::InputImageType	InputImageType
typedef SegmentationLevelSetFunction < OutputImageType, FeatureImageType >	SegmentationFunctionType
typedef SegmentationFunctionType::ImageType	SpeedImageType
typedef Superclass::TimeStepType	TimeStepType
typedef SegmentationFunctionType::VectorImageType	VectorImageType
Public Types inherited from itk::SparseFieldLevelSetImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
typedef std::vector < LayerPointerType >	LayerListType
typedef ObjectStore < LayerNodeType >	LayerNodeStorageType
typedef SparseFieldLevelSetNode < IndexType >	LayerNodeType
typedef LayerType::Pointer	LayerPointerType
typedef SparseFieldLayer < LayerNodeType >	LayerType
typedef Superclass::NeighborhoodScalesType	NeighborhoodScalesType
typedef Superclass::RadiusType	RadiusType
typedef Image< StatusType, itkGetStaticConstMacro(ImageDimension) >	StatusImageType
typedef signed char	StatusType
typedef std::vector< ValueType >	UpdateBufferType
Public Types inherited from itk::FiniteDifferenceImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
typedef FiniteDifferenceFunction < Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension < TInputImage > ::ImageDimension > >	FiniteDifferenceFunctionType
typedef TInputImage::PixelType	InputPixelType
typedef NumericTraits < InputPixelType >::ValueType	InputPixelValueType
typedef Image < TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension < TInputImage > ::ImageDimension >::PixelType	OutputPixelType
typedef NumericTraits < OutputPixelType >::ValueType	OutputPixelValueType
typedef OutputPixelType	PixelType
Public Types inherited from itk::InPlaceImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
typedef InputImageType::ConstPointer	InputImageConstPointer
typedef InputImageType::PixelType	InputImagePixelType
typedef InputImageType::Pointer	InputImagePointer
typedef InputImageType::RegionType	InputImageRegionType
typedef Superclass::OutputImagePixelType	OutputImagePixelType
typedef Superclass::OutputImagePointer	OutputImagePointer
typedef Superclass::OutputImageRegionType	OutputImageRegionType
Public Types inherited from itk::ImageToImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
Public Types inherited from itk::ImageSource< Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
typedef Superclass::DataObjectIdentifierType	DataObjectIdentifierType
typedef DataObject::Pointer	DataObjectPointer
typedef Superclass::DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	DataObjectPointerArraySizeType
Public Types inherited from itk::ProcessObject
typedef std::vector < DataObjectPointer >	DataObjectPointerArray
typedef std::vector < DataObjectIdentifierType >	NameArray
Public Types inherited from itk::Object
Public Types inherited from itk::LightObject

Public Member Functions
virtual ::itk::LightObject::Pointer	CreateAnother (void) const
virtual const char *	GetNameOfClass () const

void	SetDerivativeSigma (float value)
Public Member Functions inherited from itk::SegmentationLevelSetImageFilter< TInputImage, TFeatureImage, TOutputPixelType >
void	GenerateAdvectionImage ()
void	GenerateSpeedImage ()
virtual const VectorImageType *	GetAdvectionImage () const
ValueType	GetAdvectionScaling () const
ValueType	GetCurvatureScaling () const
virtual FeatureImageType *	GetFeatureImage ()
double	GetMaximumCurvatureTimeStep () const
unsigned int	GetMaximumIterations ()
double	GetMaximumPropagationTimeStep () const
ValueType	GetPropagationScaling () const
virtual SegmentationFunctionType *	GetSegmentationFunction ()
virtual const SpeedImageType *	GetSpeedImage () const
bool	GetUseMinimalCurvature () const
bool	GetUseNegativeFeatures () const
void	SetAdvectionImage (VectorImageType *v)
virtual void	SetInitialImage (InputImageType *f)
void	SetInput2 (const FeatureImageType *input)
virtual void	SetSegmentationFunction (SegmentationFunctionType *s)
void	SetSpeedImage (SpeedImageType *s)
void	SetUseNegativeFeaturesOff ()
	typedef (Concept::HasNumericTraits< TOutputPixelType >) OutputHasNumericTraitsCheck
void	UseMinimalCurvatureOff ()
void	UseMinimalCurvatureOn ()
void	SetMaximumIterations (unsigned int i)
virtual void	SetFeatureImage (const FeatureImageType *f)
void	SetUseNegativeFeaturesOn ()
void	SetUseNegativeFeatures (bool u)
virtual void	SetReverseExpansionDirection (bool _arg)
virtual bool	GetReverseExpansionDirection () const
virtual void	ReverseExpansionDirectionOn ()
virtual void	ReverseExpansionDirectionOff ()
virtual void	SetAutoGenerateSpeedAdvection (bool _arg)
virtual bool	GetAutoGenerateSpeedAdvection () const
virtual void	AutoGenerateSpeedAdvectionOn ()
virtual void	AutoGenerateSpeedAdvectionOff ()
void	SetFeatureScaling (ValueType v)
void	SetPropagationScaling (ValueType v)
void	SetAdvectionScaling (ValueType v)
void	SetCurvatureScaling (ValueType v)
void	SetUseMinimalCurvature (bool b)
void	SetMaximumCurvatureTimeStep (double n)
void	SetMaximumPropagationTimeStep (double n)
Public Member Functions inherited from itk::SparseFieldLevelSetImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
	typedef (Concept::EqualityComparable< typename Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension >::PixelType >) OutputEqualityComparableCheck
	typedef (Concept::Convertible< double, typename Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension >::PixelType >) DoubleConvertibleToOutputCheck
	typedef (Concept::OStreamWritable< typename Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension >::PixelType >) OutputOStreamWritableCheck
virtual void	SetNumberOfLayers (unsigned int _arg)
virtual unsigned int	GetNumberOfLayers () const
virtual void	SetIsoSurfaceValue (ValueType _arg)
virtual ValueType	GetIsoSurfaceValue () const
virtual void	SetInterpolateSurfaceLocation (bool _arg)
virtual bool	GetInterpolateSurfaceLocation () const
void	InterpolateSurfaceLocationOn ()
void	InterpolateSurfaceLocationOff ()
Public Member Functions inherited from itk::FiniteDifferenceImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
virtual const FiniteDifferenceFunctionType::Pointer &	GetDifferenceFunction () const
virtual const IdentifierType &	GetElapsedIterations ()
virtual bool	GetIsInitialized ()
virtual void	SetDifferenceFunction (FiniteDifferenceFunctionType *_arg)
virtual void	SetIsInitialized (bool _arg)
void	SetStateToInitialized ()
void	SetStateToUninitialized ()
virtual void	SetNumberOfIterations (IdentifierType _arg)
virtual const IdentifierType &	GetNumberOfIterations ()
virtual void	SetUseImageSpacing (bool _arg)
virtual void	UseImageSpacingOn ()
virtual void	UseImageSpacingOff ()
virtual const bool &	GetUseImageSpacing ()
virtual void	SetMaximumRMSError (double _arg)
virtual const double &	GetMaximumRMSError ()
virtual void	SetRMSChange (double _arg)
virtual const double &	GetRMSChange ()
virtual void	SetManualReinitialization (bool _arg)
virtual const bool &	GetManualReinitialization ()
virtual void	ManualReinitializationOn ()
virtual void	ManualReinitializationOff ()
Public Member Functions inherited from itk::InPlaceImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
virtual bool	CanRunInPlace () const
virtual void	SetInPlace (bool _arg)
virtual bool	GetInPlace () const
virtual void	InPlaceOn ()
virtual void	InPlaceOff ()
Public Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageToImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
const InputImageType *	GetInput (void) const
const InputImageType *	GetInput (unsigned int idx) const
virtual void	PopBackInput ()
virtual void	PopFrontInput ()
virtual void	PushBackInput (const InputImageType *image)
virtual void	PushFrontInput (const InputImageType *image)
virtual void	SetInput (const InputImageType *image)
virtual void	SetInput (unsigned int, const TInputImage *image)
Public Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageSource< Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
OutputImageType *	GetOutput (unsigned int idx)
virtual void	GraftNthOutput (unsigned int idx, DataObject *output)
virtual void	GraftOutput (DataObject *output)
virtual void	GraftOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key, DataObject *output)
OutputImageType *	GetOutput (void)
const OutputImageType *	GetOutput (void) const
virtual ProcessObject::DataObjectPointer	MakeOutput (ProcessObject::DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx)
Public Member Functions inherited from itk::ProcessObject
virtual void	AbortGenerateDataOff ()
virtual void	AbortGenerateDataOn ()
virtual void	EnlargeOutputRequestedRegion (DataObject *)
virtual const bool &	GetAbortGenerateData ()
NameArray	GetInputNames () const
MultiThreader *	GetMultiThreader () const
DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfIndexedInputs () const
DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfInputs () const
DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfOutputs () const
virtual DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfValidRequiredInputs () const
NameArray	GetOutputNames () const
virtual const float &	GetProgress ()
NameArray	GetRequiredInputNames () const
bool	HasInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const
bool	HasOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const
virtual DataObjectPointer	MakeOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &)
virtual void	PrepareOutputs ()
virtual void	PropagateRequestedRegion (DataObject *output)
virtual void	ResetPipeline ()
virtual void	SetAbortGenerateData (bool _arg)
virtual void	SetProgress (float _arg)
virtual void	Update ()
virtual void	UpdateLargestPossibleRegion ()
virtual void	UpdateOutputData (DataObject *output)
virtual void	UpdateOutputInformation ()
void	UpdateProgress (float amount)
DataObjectPointerArray	GetInputs ()
DataObjectPointerArray	GetOutputs ()
DataObjectPointerArray	GetIndexedInputs ()
DataObjectPointerArray	GetIndexedOutputs ()
DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfIndexedOutputs () const
virtual void	SetReleaseDataFlag (bool flag)
virtual bool	GetReleaseDataFlag () const
void	ReleaseDataFlagOn ()
void	ReleaseDataFlagOff ()
virtual void	SetReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlag (bool _arg)
virtual const bool &	GetReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlag ()
virtual void	ReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlagOn ()
virtual void	ReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlagOff ()
virtual void	SetNumberOfThreads (ThreadIdType _arg)
virtual const ThreadIdType &	GetNumberOfThreads ()
Public Member Functions inherited from itk::Object
unsigned long	AddObserver (const EventObject &event, Command *)
unsigned long	AddObserver (const EventObject &event, Command *) const
virtual void	DebugOff () const
virtual void	DebugOn () const
Command *	GetCommand (unsigned long tag)
bool	GetDebug () const
MetaDataDictionary &	GetMetaDataDictionary (void)
const MetaDataDictionary &	GetMetaDataDictionary (void) const
virtual unsigned long	GetMTime () const
virtual const TimeStamp &	GetTimeStamp () const
bool	HasObserver (const EventObject &event) const
void	InvokeEvent (const EventObject &)
void	InvokeEvent (const EventObject &) const
virtual void	Modified () const
virtual void	Register () const
void	RemoveAllObservers ()
void	RemoveObserver (unsigned long tag)
void	SetDebug (bool debugFlag) const
void	SetMetaDataDictionary (const MetaDataDictionary &rhs)
virtual void	SetReferenceCount (int)
virtual void	UnRegister () const
Public Member Functions inherited from itk::LightObject
virtual void	Delete ()
virtual int	GetReferenceCount () const
	itkCloneMacro (Self)
void	Print (std::ostream &os, Indent indent=0) const

Static Public Member Functions
static Pointer	New ()

Protected Member Functions
void	GenerateData ()
	GeodesicActiveContourLevelSetImageFilter (const Self &)
void	operator= (const Self &)
virtual void	PrintSelf (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const
Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::SegmentationLevelSetImageFilter< TInputImage, TFeatureImage, TOutputPixelType >
	SegmentationLevelSetImageFilter ()
virtual	~SegmentationLevelSetImageFilter ()
virtual void	InitializeIteration ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::SparseFieldLevelSetImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
void	AllocateUpdateBuffer ()
void	ApplyUpdate (const TimeStepType &dt)
TimeStepType	CalculateChange ()
virtual ValueType	CalculateUpdateValue (const IndexType &, const TimeStepType &dt, const ValueType &value, const ValueType &change)
void	ConstructActiveLayer ()
void	ConstructLayer (StatusType from, StatusType to)
void	CopyInputToOutput ()
virtual ValueType	GetValueOne () const
virtual ValueType	GetValueZero () const
void	Initialize ()
void	InitializeActiveLayerValues ()
virtual void	InitializeBackgroundPixels ()
virtual void	PostProcessOutput ()
void	ProcessOutsideList (LayerType *OutsideList, StatusType ChangeToStatus)
void	ProcessStatusList (LayerType InputList, LayerType OutputList, StatusType ChangeToStatus, StatusType SearchForStatus)
void	PropagateAllLayerValues ()
void	PropagateLayerValues (StatusType from, StatusType to, StatusType promote, int InOrOut)
void	UpdateActiveLayerValues (TimeStepType dt, LayerType StatusUpList, LayerType StatusDownList)
	SparseFieldLevelSetImageFilter ()
	~SparseFieldLevelSetImageFilter ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::FiniteDifferenceImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
	FiniteDifferenceImageFilter ()
virtual void	GenerateInputRequestedRegion ()
virtual bool	Halt ()
virtual TimeStepType	ResolveTimeStep (const std::vector< TimeStepType > &timeStepList, const std::vector< bool > &valid) const
virtual void	SetElapsedIterations (IdentifierType _arg)
virtual bool	ThreadedHalt (void *)
virtual	~FiniteDifferenceImageFilter ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::InPlaceImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
virtual void	AllocateOutputs ()
virtual bool	GetRunningInPlace () const
	InPlaceImageFilter ()
virtual void	ReleaseInputs ()
	~InPlaceImageFilter ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageToImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
virtual void	CallCopyInputRegionToOutputRegion (OutputImageRegionType &destRegion, const InputImageRegionType &srcRegion)
virtual void	CallCopyOutputRegionToInputRegion (InputImageRegionType &destRegion, const OutputImageRegionType &srcRegion)
	ImageToImageFilter ()
virtual void	VerifyInputInformation ()
	~ImageToImageFilter ()
void	PushBackInput (const DataObject *input)
void	PushFrontInput (const DataObject *input)
Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageSource< Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
virtual void	AfterThreadedGenerateData ()
virtual void	BeforeThreadedGenerateData ()
	ImageSource ()
virtual unsigned int	SplitRequestedRegion (unsigned int i, unsigned int num, OutputImageRegionType &splitRegion)
virtual void	ThreadedGenerateData (const OutputImageRegionType &outputRegionForThread, ThreadIdType threadId)
virtual	~ImageSource ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::ProcessObject
virtual void	AddInput (DataObject *input)
virtual void	AddOutput (DataObject *output)
bool	AddRequiredInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &)
virtual void	CacheInputReleaseDataFlags ()
virtual void	GenerateOutputInformation ()
virtual void	GenerateOutputRequestedRegion (DataObject *output)
virtual const DataObjectPointerArraySizeType &	GetNumberOfRequiredInputs ()
virtual const DataObjectPointerArraySizeType &	GetNumberOfRequiredOutputs ()
bool	IsIndexedName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &) const
bool	IsRequiredInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &) const
	itkLegacyMacro (virtual void RemoveInput(DataObject *input))
	itkLegacyMacro (virtual void RemoveOutput(DataObject *output))
	itkLegacyMacro (void SetNumberOfInputs(DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num))
	itkLegacyMacro (void SetNumberOfOutputs(DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num))
DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	MakeIndexFromName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &) const
DataObjectIdentifierType	MakeNameFromIndex (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType) const
	ProcessObject ()
virtual void	PropagateResetPipeline ()
virtual void	RemoveInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key)
virtual void	RemoveInput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType)
virtual void	RemoveOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key)
virtual void	RemoveOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx)
bool	RemoveRequiredInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &)
virtual void	RestoreInputReleaseDataFlags ()
virtual void	SetInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key, DataObject *input)
virtual void	SetNthInput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num, DataObject *input)
virtual void	SetNthOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num, DataObject *output)
void	SetNumberOfIndexedInputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num)
void	SetNumberOfIndexedOutputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num)
virtual void	SetNumberOfRequiredInputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType)
virtual void	SetNumberOfRequiredOutputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType _arg)
virtual void	SetOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key, DataObject *output)
virtual void	SetPrimaryInput (DataObject *input)
virtual void	SetPrimaryOutput (DataObject *output)
void	SetRequiredInputNames (const NameArray &)
virtual void	VerifyPreconditions ()
	~ProcessObject ()
DataObject *	GetInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key)
const DataObject *	GetInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const
DataObject *	GetInput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType)
const DataObject *	GetInput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx) const
DataObject *	GetPrimaryInput ()
const DataObject *	GetPrimaryInput () const
DataObject *	GetOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key)
const DataObject *	GetOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const
DataObject *	GetOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx)
const DataObject *	GetOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx) const
DataObject *	GetPrimaryOutput ()
const DataObject *	GetPrimaryOutput () const
Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::Object
	Object ()
bool	PrintObservers (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const
virtual void	SetTimeStamp (const TimeStamp &time)
virtual	~Object ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::LightObject
virtual LightObject::Pointer	InternalClone () const
	LightObject ()
virtual void	PrintHeader (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const
virtual void	PrintTrailer (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const
virtual	~LightObject ()

Private Attributes
GeodesicActiveContourFunctionPointer	m_GeodesicActiveContourFunction
float	GetDerivativeSigma () const
	~GeodesicActiveContourLevelSetImageFilter ()
	GeodesicActiveContourLevelSetImageFilter ()

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Attributes inherited from itk::SegmentationLevelSetImageFilter< TInputImage, TFeatureImage, TOutputPixelType >
bool	m_ReverseExpansionDirection
bool	m_AutoGenerateSpeedAdvection
Protected Attributes inherited from itk::SparseFieldLevelSetImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
double	m_ConstantGradientValue
ValueType	m_IsoSurfaceValue
LayerNodeStorageType::Pointer	m_LayerNodeStore
LayerListType	m_Layers
SparseFieldCityBlockNeighborList < NeighborhoodIterator < OutputImageType > >	m_NeighborList
unsigned int	m_NumberOfLayers
OutputImageType::Pointer	m_ShiftedImage
StatusImageType::Pointer	m_StatusImage
UpdateBufferType	m_UpdateBuffer
bool	m_InterpolateSurfaceLocation
Protected Attributes inherited from itk::FiniteDifferenceImageFilter< TInputImage, Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >
IdentifierType	m_ElapsedIterations
bool	m_IsInitialized
bool	m_ManualReinitialization
double	m_MaximumRMSError
IdentifierType	m_NumberOfIterations
double	m_RMSChange

Detailed Description

template<class TInputImage, class TFeatureImage, class TOutputPixelType = float>
class itk::GeodesicActiveContourLevelSetImageFilter< TInputImage, TFeatureImage, TOutputPixelType >

Segments structures in images based on a user supplied edge potential map.

IMPORTANT: The SegmentationLevelSetImageFilter class and the GeodesicActiveContourLevelSetFunction class contain additional information necessary to gain full understanding of how to use this filter.

OVERVIEW: This class is a level set method segmentation filter. An initial contour is propagated outwards (or inwards) until it ''sticks'' to the shape boundaries. This is done by using a level set speed function based on a user supplied edge potential map.

INPUTS: This filter requires two inputs. The first input is a initial level set. The initial level set is a real image which contains the initial contour/surface as the zero level set. For example, a signed distance function from the initial contour/surface is typically used. Unlike the simpler ShapeDetectionLevelSetImageFilter the initial contour does not have to lie wholly within the shape to be segmented. The initial contour is allow to overlap the shape boundary. The extra advection term in the update equation behaves like a doublet and attracts the contour to the boundary. This approach for segmentation follows that of Caselles et al (1997).

: The second input is the feature image. For this filter, this is the edge potential map. General characteristics of an edge potential map is that it has values close to zero in regions near the edges and values close to one inside the shape itself. Typically, the edge potential map is compute from the image gradient, for example:

$g(I) = 1 / ( 1 + | (\nabla * G)(I)| )$

$g(I) = \exp^{-|(\nabla * G)(I)|}$

where $ I $ is image intensity and $(\nabla * G)$ is the derivative of Gaussian operator.

: See SegmentationLevelSetImageFilter and SparseFieldLevelSetImageFilter for more information on Inputs.

PARAMETERS: The PropagationScaling parameter can be used to switch from propagation outwards (POSITIVE scaling parameter) versus propagating inwards (NEGATIVE scaling parameter).

This implementation allows the user to set the weights between the propagation, advection and curvature term using methods SetPropagationScaling(), SetAdvectionScaling(), SetCurvatureScaling(). In general, the larger the CurvatureScaling, the smoother the resulting contour. To follow the implementation in Caselles et al paper, set the PropagationScaling to $ c $ (the inflation or ballon force) and AdvectionScaling and CurvatureScaling both to 1.0.

OUTPUTS: The filter outputs a single, scalar, real-valued image. Negative values in the output image represent the inside of the segmented region and positive values in the image represent the outside of the segmented region. The zero crossings of the image correspond to the position of the propagating front.

: See SparseFieldLevelSetImageFilter and SegmentationLevelSetImageFilter for more information.

REFERENCES

: "Geodesic Active Contours", V. Caselles, R. Kimmel and G. Sapiro. International Journal on Computer Vision, Vol 22, No. 1, pp 61-97, 1997

See also:: SegmentationLevelSetImageFilter; GeodesicActiveContourLevelSetFunction; SparseFieldLevelSetImageFilter

Definition at line 107 of file itkGeodesicActiveContourLevelSetImageFilter.h.