ITK  4.8.0
Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit
Examples/Segmentation/VectorConfidenceConnected.cxx
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// Software Guide : BeginCommandLineArgs
// INPUTS: {VisibleWomanEyeSlice.png}
// OUTPUTS: {VectorConfidenceConnectedOutput1.png}
// ARGUMENTS: 70 120 7 1
// Software Guide : EndCommandLineArgs
// Software Guide : BeginCommandLineArgs
// INPUTS: {VisibleWomanEyeSlice.png}
// OUTPUTS: {VectorConfidenceConnectedOutput2.png}
// ARGUMENTS: 23 93 7 1
// Software Guide : EndCommandLineArgs
// Software Guide : BeginCommandLineArgs
// INPUTS: {VisibleWomanEyeSlice.png}
// OUTPUTS: {VectorConfidenceConnectedOutput3.png}
// ARGUMENTS: 66 66 3 1
// Software Guide : EndCommandLineArgs
// Software Guide : BeginLatex
//
// This example illustrates the use of the confidence connected concept
// applied to images with vector pixel types. The confidence connected
// algorithm is implemented for vector images in the class
// \doxygen{VectorConfidenceConnected}. The basic difference between the
// scalar and vector version is that the vector version uses the covariance
// matrix instead of a variance, and a vector mean instead of a scalar mean.
// The membership of a vector pixel value to the region is measured using the
// Mahalanobis distance as implemented in the class
// \subdoxygen{Statistics}{MahalanobisDistanceThresholdImageFunction}.
//
// Software Guide : EndLatex
// Software Guide : BeginCodeSnippet
// Software Guide : EndCodeSnippet
#include "itkImage.h"
#include "itkRGBPixel.h"
int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
{
if( argc < 7 )
{
std::cerr << "Missing Parameters " << std::endl;
std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0];
std::cerr << " inputImage outputImage seedX seedY multiplier iterations" << std::endl;
return 1;
}
// Software Guide : BeginLatex
//
// We now define the image type using a particular pixel type and
// dimension. In this case the \code{float} type is used for the pixels
// due to the requirements of the smoothing filter.
//
// Software Guide : EndLatex
// Software Guide : BeginCodeSnippet
typedef unsigned char PixelComponentType;
typedef itk::RGBPixel< PixelComponentType > InputPixelType;
const unsigned int Dimension = 2;
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typedef unsigned char OutputPixelType;
// We instantiate reader and writer types
//
ReaderType::Pointer reader = ReaderType::New();
WriterType::Pointer writer = WriterType::New();
reader->SetFileName( argv[1] );
writer->SetFileName( argv[2] );
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//
// We now declare the type of the region-growing filter. In this case it
// is the \doxygen{VectorConfidenceConnectedImageFilter}.
//
// Software Guide : EndLatex
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OutputImageType > ConnectedFilterType;
// Software Guide : EndCodeSnippet
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//
// Then, we construct one filter of this class using the \code{New()}
// method.
//
// Software Guide : EndLatex
// Software Guide : BeginCodeSnippet
ConnectedFilterType::Pointer confidenceConnected
= ConnectedFilterType::New();
// Software Guide : EndCodeSnippet
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//
// Next we create a simple, linear data processing pipeline.
//
// Software Guide : EndLatex
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confidenceConnected->SetInput( reader->GetOutput() );
writer->SetInput( confidenceConnected->GetOutput() );
// Software Guide : EndCodeSnippet
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//
// The VectorConfidenceConnectedImageFilter requires two
// parameters. First, the multiplier factor $f$ defines how large the
// range of intensities will be. Small values of the multiplier will
// restrict the inclusion of pixels to those having similar intensities to
// those already in the current region. Larger values of the multiplier
// relax the accepting condition and result in more generous growth of the
// region. Values that are too large will cause the region to grow into
// neighboring regions which may actually belong to separate anatomical
// structures.
//
// \index{itk::Vector\-Confidence\-Connected\-Image\-Filter!SetMultiplier()}
//
// Software Guide : EndLatex
const double multiplier = atof( argv[5] );
// Software Guide : BeginCodeSnippet
confidenceConnected->SetMultiplier( multiplier );
// Software Guide : EndCodeSnippet
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//
// The number of iterations is typically determined based on the
// homogeneity of the image intensity representing the anatomical
// structure to be segmented. Highly homogeneous regions may only require
// a couple of iterations. Regions with ramp effects, like MRI images with
// inhomogeneous fields, may require more iterations. In practice, it seems
// to be more relevant to carefully select the multiplier factor than the
// number of iterations. However, keep in mind that there is no reason to
// assume that this algorithm should converge to a stable region. It is
// possible that by letting the algorithm run for more iterations the
// region will end up engulfing the entire image.
//
// \index{itk::Vector\-Confidence\-Connected\-Image\-Filter!SetNumberOfIterations()}
//
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const unsigned int iterations = atoi( argv[6] );
// Software Guide : BeginCodeSnippet
confidenceConnected->SetNumberOfIterations( iterations );
// Software Guide : EndCodeSnippet
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//
// The output of this filter is a binary image with zero-value pixels
// everywhere except on the extracted region. The intensity value to be
// put inside the region is selected with the method
// \code{SetReplaceValue()}.
//
// \index{itk::Vector\-Confidence\-Connected\-Image\-Filter!SetReplaceValue()}
//
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confidenceConnected->SetReplaceValue( 255 );
// Software Guide : EndCodeSnippet
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//
// The initialization of the algorithm requires the user to provide a seed
// point. This point should be placed in a \emph{typical} region of the
// anatomical structure to be segmented. A small neighborhood around the
// seed point will be used to compute the initial mean and standard
// deviation for the inclusion criterion. The seed is passed in the form
// of a \doxygen{Index} to the \code{SetSeed()} method.
//
// \index{itk::Vector\-Confidence\-Connected\-Image\-Filter!SetSeed()}
// \index{itk::Vector\-Confidence\-Connected\-Image\-Filter!SetInitialNeighborhoodRadius()}
//
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InputImageType::IndexType index;
index[0] = atoi( argv[3] );
index[1] = atoi( argv[4] );
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confidenceConnected->SetSeed( index );
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//
// The size of the initial neighborhood around the seed is defined with the
// method \code{SetInitialNeighborhoodRadius()}. The neighborhood will be
// defined as an $N$-Dimensional rectangular region with $2r+1$ pixels on
// the side, where $r$ is the value passed as initial neighborhood radius.
//
// Software Guide : EndLatex
// Software Guide : BeginCodeSnippet
confidenceConnected->SetInitialNeighborhoodRadius( 3 );
// Software Guide : EndCodeSnippet
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//
// The invocation of the \code{Update()} method on the writer triggers the
// execution of the pipeline. It is usually wise to put update calls in a
// \code{try/catch} block in case errors occur and exceptions are thrown.
//
// Software Guide : EndLatex
// Software Guide : BeginCodeSnippet
try
{
writer->Update();
}
catch( itk::ExceptionObject & excep )
{
std::cerr << "Exception caught !" << std::endl;
std::cerr << excep << std::endl;
}
// Software Guide : EndCodeSnippet
// Software Guide : BeginLatex
//
// Now let's run this example using as input the image
// \code{VisibleWomanEyeSlice.png} provided in the directory
// \code{Examples/Data}. We can easily segment the major anatomical
// structures by providing seeds in the appropriate locations. For example,
//
// \begin{center}
// \begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|c|}
// \hline
// Structure & Seed Index & Multiplier & Iterations & Output Image \\ \hline
// Rectum & $(70,120)$ & 7 & 1 & Second from left in Figure \ref{fig:VectorConfidenceConnectedOutput} \\ \hline
// Rectum & $(23, 93)$ & 7 & 1 & Third from left in Figure \ref{fig:VectorConfidenceConnectedOutput} \\ \hline
// Vitreo & $(66, 66)$ & 3 & 1 & Fourth from left in Figure \ref{fig:VectorConfidenceConnectedOutput} \\ \hline
// \end{tabular}
// \end{center}
//
// \begin{figure} \center
// \includegraphics[width=0.24\textwidth]{VisibleWomanEyeSlice}
// \includegraphics[width=0.24\textwidth]{VectorConfidenceConnectedOutput1}
// \includegraphics[width=0.24\textwidth]{VectorConfidenceConnectedOutput2}
// \includegraphics[width=0.24\textwidth]{VectorConfidenceConnectedOutput3}
// \itkcaption[VectorConfidenceConnected segmentation results]{Segmentation results of
// the VectorConfidenceConnected filter for various seed points.}
// \label{fig:VectorConfidenceConnectedOutput}
// \end{figure}
//
// The coloration of muscular tissue makes it easy to distinguish them from
// the surrounding anatomical structures. The optic vitrea on the other hand
// has a coloration that is not very homogeneous inside the eyeball and
// does not facilitate a full segmentation based only on color.
//
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//
// The values of the final mean vector and covariance matrix used for the
// last iteration can be queried using the methods \code{GetMean()} and
// \code{GetCovariance()}.
//
// Software Guide : EndLatex
// Software Guide : BeginCodeSnippet
typedef ConnectedFilterType::MeanVectorType MeanVectorType;
const MeanVectorType & mean = confidenceConnected->GetMean();
std::cout << "Mean vector = " << std::endl;
std::cout << mean << std::endl;
typedef ConnectedFilterType::CovarianceMatrixType CovarianceMatrixType;
const CovarianceMatrixType & covariance
= confidenceConnected->GetCovariance();
std::cout << "Covariance matrix = " << std::endl;
std::cout << covariance << std::endl;
// Software Guide : EndCodeSnippet
return 0;
}