#include <itkBinaryMorphologyImageFilter.h>

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Detailed Description

template<class TInputImage, class TOutputImage, class TKernel>
class itk::BinaryMorphologyImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage, TKernel >

Base class for fast binary dilation and erosion.

BinaryMorphologyImageFilter is a base class for fast binary morphological operations. The implementation of this class and its subclasses are based on the papers:

L.Vincent "Morphological transformations of binary images with arbitrary structuring elements", and

N.Nikopoulos et al. "An efficient algorithm for 3d binary morphological transformations with 3d structuring elements for arbitrary size and shape". IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. Vol. 9. No. 3. 2000. pp. 283-286.

Gray scale images can be processed as binary images by selecting a "ForegroundValued" (which subclasses may alias as "DilateValue" or "ErodeValue"). Pixel not matching the foreground value are considered "background". This is useful in processing segmented images where all pixels in segment #1 have value 1 and pixels in segment #2 have value 2, etc. A particular "segment number" can be processed. ForegroundValue defaults to the maximum possible value of the PixelType.

The structuring element is assumed to be composed of binary values (zero or one). Only elements of the structuring element having values > 0 are candidates for affecting the center pixel. A reasonable choice of structuring element is itk::BinaryBallStructuringElement.

Description of the algorithm:

Let's consider the set of the ON elements of the input image as X.

Let's consider the structuring element as B = {B0, B1, ..., Bn}, where Bi denotes a connected component of B.

Let's consider bi, i in [0,n], an arbitrary point of Bi.

We use hence the next property in order to compute minkoswki addition ( which will be written (+) ):

X (+) B = ( Xb0 UNION Xb1 UNION ... Xbn ) UNION ( BORDER(X) (+) B ),

where Xbi is the set X translated with respect to vector bi :

Xbi ={ x + bi, x belongs to X }

where BORDER(X) is the extracted border of X ( 8 connectivity in 2D, 26 in 3D )

Our implementation for dilation is defined as:

X (+) SYM(B) = DILATION(X)_B

Where DILATION(X)_B is the dilation of set with structuring element B. Where SYM(B) is the symmetric of the structuring element relatively to its center.

This code was contributed by Jerome Schmid from the University of Strasbourg who provided a fast dilation implementation. Gaetan Lehmann from INRA de Jouy-en-Josas then provided a fast erosion implementaton based on Jerome's implementation. The common portions of these two implementations were then placed in this superclass.

See Also: ImageToImageFilter BinaryErodeImageFilter BinaryDilateImageFilter

Definition at line 103 of file itkBinaryMorphologyImageFilter.h.

Public Types
typedef SmartPointer< const Self >	ConstPointer

typedef InputImageType::IndexType	IndexType

typedef InputImageType::IndexValueType	IndexValueType

typedef InputImageType::RegionType	InputImageRegionType

typedef TInputImage	InputImageType

typedef InputImageType::PixelType	InputPixelType

typedef NumericTraits < InputPixelType >::RealType	InputRealType

typedef InputImageType::SizeType	InputSizeType

typedef InputImageType::SizeValueType	InputSizeValueType

typedef KernelType::ConstIterator	KernelIteratorType

typedef TKernel	KernelType

typedef InputImageType::OffsetType	OffsetType

typedef OutputImageType::RegionType	OutputImageRegionType

typedef TOutputImage	OutputImageType

typedef OutputImageType::PixelType	OutputPixelType

typedef SmartPointer< Self >	Pointer

typedef BinaryMorphologyImageFilter	Self

typedef KernelImageFilter < InputImageType, OutputImageType, TKernel >	Superclass

Public Types inherited from itk::KernelImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage, TKernel >
typedef SmartPointer< const Self >	ConstPointer

typedef FlatStructuringElement < itkGetStaticConstMacro(ImageDimension) >	FlatKernelType

typedef TInputImage::IndexType	IndexType

typedef TInputImage	InputImageType

typedef TInputImage::PixelType	InputPixelType

typedef TKernel	KernelType

typedef TInputImage::OffsetType	OffsetType

typedef TOutputImage	OutputImageType

typedef TOutputImage::PixelType	OutputPixelType

typedef SmartPointer< Self >	Pointer

typedef TInputImage::SizeType	RadiusType

typedef TInputImage::RegionType	RegionType

typedef KernelImageFilter	Self

typedef TInputImage::SizeType	SizeType

typedef BoxImageFilter < TInputImage, TOutputImage >	Superclass

Public Types inherited from itk::BoxImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
typedef SmartPointer< const Self >	ConstPointer

typedef TInputImage::IndexType	IndexType

typedef TInputImage	InputImageType

typedef TInputImage::PixelType	InputPixelType

typedef TInputImage::OffsetType	OffsetType

typedef TOutputImage	OutputImageType

typedef TOutputImage::PixelType	OutputPixelType

typedef SmartPointer< Self >	Pointer

typedef TInputImage::SizeType	RadiusType

typedef TInputImage::SizeValueType	RadiusValueType

typedef TInputImage::RegionType	RegionType

typedef BoxImageFilter	Self

typedef TInputImage::SizeType	SizeType

typedef ImageToImageFilter < TInputImage, TOutputImage >	Superclass

Public Types inherited from itk::ImageToImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
typedef SmartPointer< const Self >	ConstPointer

typedef InputImageType::ConstPointer	InputImageConstPointer

typedef InputImageType::PixelType	InputImagePixelType

typedef InputImageType::Pointer	InputImagePointer

typedef InputImageType::RegionType	InputImageRegionType

typedef TInputImage	InputImageType

typedef Superclass::OutputImagePixelType	OutputImagePixelType

typedef Superclass::OutputImageRegionType	OutputImageRegionType

typedef SmartPointer< Self >	Pointer

typedef ImageToImageFilter	Self

typedef ImageSource< TOutputImage >	Superclass

Public Types inherited from itk::ImageSource< TOutputImage >
typedef SmartPointer< const Self >	ConstPointer

typedef Superclass::DataObjectIdentifierType	DataObjectIdentifierType

typedef DataObject::Pointer	DataObjectPointer

typedef Superclass::DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	DataObjectPointerArraySizeType

typedef OutputImageType::PixelType	OutputImagePixelType

typedef OutputImageType::Pointer	OutputImagePointer

typedef OutputImageType::RegionType	OutputImageRegionType

typedef TOutputImage	OutputImageType

typedef SmartPointer< Self >	Pointer

typedef ImageSource	Self

typedef ProcessObject	Superclass

Public Types inherited from itk::ProcessObject
typedef SmartPointer< const Self >	ConstPointer

typedef DataObject::DataObjectIdentifierType	DataObjectIdentifierType

typedef DataObject::Pointer	DataObjectPointer

typedef std::vector < DataObjectPointer >	DataObjectPointerArray

typedef DataObjectPointerArray::size_type	DataObjectPointerArraySizeType

typedef std::vector < DataObjectIdentifierType >	NameArray

typedef SmartPointer< Self >	Pointer

typedef ProcessObject	Self

typedef Object	Superclass

Public Types inherited from itk::Object
typedef SmartPointer< const Self >	ConstPointer

typedef SmartPointer< Self >	Pointer

typedef Object	Self

typedef LightObject	Superclass

Public Types inherited from itk::LightObject
typedef SmartPointer< const Self >	ConstPointer

typedef SmartPointer< Self >	Pointer

typedef LightObject	Self

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

virtual OutputPixelType	GetBackgroundValue () const

virtual InputPixelType	GetForegroundValue () const

virtual const char *	GetNameOfClass () const

virtual void	SetBackgroundValue (OutputPixelType _arg)

virtual void	SetForegroundValue (InputPixelType _arg)

void	SetKernel (const KernelType &kernel)

	typedef (Concept::SameDimension< itkGetStaticConstMacro(InputImageDimension), itkGetStaticConstMacro(OutputImageDimension) >) ImageDimensionCheck


virtual void	SetBoundaryToForeground (bool _arg)

virtual const bool &	GetBoundaryToForeground ()

virtual void	BoundaryToForegroundOn ()

virtual void	BoundaryToForegroundOff ()

Public Member Functions inherited from itk::KernelImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage, TKernel >
virtual const KernelType &	GetKernel ()

virtual void	SetRadius (const RadiusType &radius)

virtual void	SetRadius (const SizeValueType &radius)

Public Member Functions inherited from itk::BoxImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
void	GenerateInputRequestedRegion ()

virtual const RadiusType &	GetRadius ()

virtual void	SetRadius (const RadiusValueType &radius)

Public Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageToImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
virtual double	GetCoordinateTolerance ()

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	SetCoordinateTolerance (double _arg)

virtual void	SetInput (const InputImageType *image)

virtual void	SetInput (unsigned int, const TInputImage *image)

virtual void	SetDirectionTolerance (double _arg)

virtual double	GetDirectionTolerance ()

Public Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageSource< TOutputImage >
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 ModifiedTimeType	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 ()

Static Public Member Functions inherited from itk::KernelImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage, TKernel >
static Pointer	New ()

Static Public Member Functions inherited from itk::BoxImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
static Pointer	New ()

Static Public Attributes
static const unsigned int	KernelDimension = TKernel::NeighborhoodDimension


static const unsigned int	InputImageDimension = TInputImage::ImageDimension

static const unsigned int	OutputImageDimension = TOutputImage::ImageDimension

Static Public Attributes inherited from itk::KernelImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage, TKernel >
static const unsigned int	ImageDimension = TInputImage::ImageDimension

Static Public Attributes inherited from itk::BoxImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
static const unsigned int	ImageDimension = TInputImage::ImageDimension

Static Public Attributes inherited from itk::ImageToImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
static const unsigned int	InputImageDimension = TInputImage::ImageDimension

static const unsigned int	OutputImageDimension = TOutputImage::ImageDimension

Static Public Attributes inherited from itk::ImageSource< TOutputImage >
static const unsigned int	OutputImageDimension = TOutputImage::ImageDimension

Protected Types
typedef ComponentVectorType::const_iterator	ComponentVectorConstIterator

typedef std::vector< OffsetType >	ComponentVectorType

typedef std::vector< OffsetType >	NeighborIndexContainer

typedef std::vector < NeighborIndexContainer >	NeighborIndexContainerContainer

Protected Member Functions
void	AnalyzeKernel ()

	BinaryMorphologyImageFilter ()

NeighborIndexContainer &	GetDifferenceSet (unsigned int code)

ComponentVectorConstIterator	KernelCCVectorBegin ()

ComponentVectorConstIterator	KernelCCVectorEnd ()

void	PrintSelf (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const

virtual	~BinaryMorphologyImageFilter ()

Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::KernelImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage, TKernel >
	KernelImageFilter ()

	~KernelImageFilter ()

Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::BoxImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
	BoxImageFilter ()

	~BoxImageFilter ()

Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageToImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
virtual void	CallCopyInputRegionToOutputRegion (OutputImageRegionType &destRegion, const InputImageRegionType &srcRegion)

virtual void	CallCopyOutputRegionToInputRegion (InputImageRegionType &destRegion, const OutputImageRegionType &srcRegion)

virtual void	VerifyInputInformation ()

void	PushBackInput (const DataObject *input)

void	PushFrontInput (const DataObject *input)

	ImageToImageFilter ()

	~ImageToImageFilter ()

Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageSource< TOutputImage >
virtual void	AfterThreadedGenerateData ()

virtual void	AllocateOutputs ()

virtual void	BeforeThreadedGenerateData ()

virtual void	GenerateData ()

	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 &	GetNumberOfRequiredOutputs ()

bool	IsIndexedInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &) const

bool	IsIndexedOutputName (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	MakeIndexFromInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &name) const

DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	MakeIndexFromOutputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &name) const

DataObjectIdentifierType	MakeNameFromInputIndex (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx) const

DataObjectIdentifierType	MakeNameFromOutputIndex (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx) const

	ProcessObject ()

virtual void	PropagateResetPipeline ()

virtual void	ReleaseInputs ()

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	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

virtual void	SetPrimaryInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key)

virtual const char *	GetPrimaryInputName () const

DataObject *	GetOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key)

const DataObject *	GetOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const

virtual void	SetPrimaryOutputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key)

virtual const char *	GetPrimaryOutputName () const

DataObject *	GetOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx)

const DataObject *	GetOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx) const

DataObject *	GetPrimaryOutput ()

const DataObject *	GetPrimaryOutput () const

virtual void	SetNumberOfRequiredInputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType)

virtual const DataObjectPointerArraySizeType &	GetNumberOfRequiredInputs ()

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 ()

Protected Attributes
bool	m_BoundaryToForeground

Protected Attributes inherited from itk::KernelImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage, TKernel >
KernelType	m_Kernel

Private Member Functions
	BinaryMorphologyImageFilter (const Self &)

void	operator= (const Self &)

Private Attributes
OutputPixelType	m_BackgroundValue

InputPixelType	m_ForegroundValue

std::vector< OffsetType >	m_KernelCCVector

NeighborIndexContainerContainer	m_KernelDifferenceSets

Additional Inherited Members
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageSource< TOutputImage >
static ITK_THREAD_RETURN_TYPE	ThreaderCallback (void *arg)