#include <itkThresholdMaximumConnectedComponentsImageFilter.h>

Inheritance diagram for itk::ThresholdMaximumConnectedComponentsImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >:

Collaboration diagram for itk::ThresholdMaximumConnectedComponentsImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >:

Detailed Description

template<typename TInputImage, typename TOutputImage = TInputImage>
class itk::ThresholdMaximumConnectedComponentsImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >

Finds the threshold value of an image based on maximizing the number of objects in the image that are larger than a given minimal size.

: This method is based on Topological Stable State Thresholding to calculate the threshold set point. This method is particularly effective when there are a large number of objects in a microscopy image. Compiling in Debug mode and enable the debug flag for this filter to print debug information to see how the filter focuses in on a threshold value. Please see the Insight Journal's MICCAI 2005 workshop for a complete description. References are below.

Parameters: The MinimumObjectSizeInPixels parameter is controlled through the class Get/SetMinimumObjectSizeInPixels() method. Similar to the standard itk::BinaryThresholdImageFilter the Get/SetInside and Get/SetOutside values of the threshold can be set. The GetNumberOfObjects() and GetThresholdValue() methods return the number of objects above the minimum pixel size and the calculated threshold value.

Automatic Thresholding in ITK: There are multiple methods to automatically calculate the threshold intensity value of an image. As of version 4.0, ITK has a Thresholding ( ITKThresholding ) module which contains numerous automatic thresholding methods.implements two of these. Topological Stable State Thresholding works well on images with a large number of objects to be counted.

References:: 1) Urish KL, August J, Huard J. "Unsupervised segmentation for myofiber counting in immunoflourescent images". Insight Journal. ISC/NA-MIC/MICCAI Workshop on Open-Source Software (2005) Dspace handle: https://hdl.handle.net/1926/48 2) Pikaz A, Averbuch, A. "Digital image thresholding based on topological stable-state". Pattern Recognition, 29(5): 829-843, 1996.

: Questions: email Ken Urish at ken.urish(at)gmail.com Please cc the itk list serve for archival purposes.

Definition at line 74 of file itkThresholdMaximumConnectedComponentsImageFilter.h.

Public Types
using	ConstPointer = SmartPointer< const Self >

using	InputImagePixelType = typename InputImageType::PixelType

using	InputImagePointer = typename InputImageType::ConstPointer

using	InputImageRegionType = typename InputImageType::RegionType

using	InputImageType = TInputImage

using	OutputImagePixelType = typename OutputImageType::PixelType

using	OutputImagePointer = typename OutputImageType::Pointer

using	OutputImageRegionType = typename OutputImageType::RegionType

using	OutputImageType = TOutputImage

using	OutputPixelType = typename TOutputImage::PixelType

using	PixelType = typename TInputImage::PixelType

using	Pointer = SmartPointer< Self >

using	Self = ThresholdMaximumConnectedComponentsImageFilter

using	Superclass = ImageToImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >

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

using	InputImageConstPointer = typename InputImageType::ConstPointer

using	InputImagePixelType = typename InputImageType::PixelType

using	InputImagePointer = typename InputImageType::Pointer

using	InputImageRegionType = typename InputImageType::RegionType

using	InputImageType = TInputImage

using	OutputImagePixelType = typename Superclass::OutputImagePixelType

using	OutputImageRegionType = typename Superclass::OutputImageRegionType

using	Pointer = SmartPointer< Self >

using	Self = ImageToImageFilter

using	Superclass = ImageSource< TOutputImage >

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

using	DataObjectIdentifierType = Superclass::DataObjectIdentifierType

using	DataObjectPointer = DataObject::Pointer

using	DataObjectPointerArraySizeType = Superclass::DataObjectPointerArraySizeType

using	OutputImagePixelType = typename OutputImageType::PixelType

using	OutputImagePointer = typename OutputImageType::Pointer

using	OutputImageRegionType = typename OutputImageType::RegionType

using	OutputImageType = TOutputImage

using	Pointer = SmartPointer< Self >

using	Self = ImageSource

using	Superclass = ProcessObject

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

using	DataObjectIdentifierType = DataObject::DataObjectIdentifierType

using	DataObjectPointer = DataObject::Pointer

using	DataObjectPointerArray = std::vector< DataObjectPointer >

using	DataObjectPointerArraySizeType = DataObjectPointerArray::size_type

using	MultiThreaderType = MultiThreaderBase

using	NameArray = std::vector< DataObjectIdentifierType >

using	Pointer = SmartPointer< Self >

using	Self = ProcessObject

using	Superclass = Object

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

using	Pointer = SmartPointer< Self >

using	Self = Object

using	Superclass = LightObject

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

using	Pointer = SmartPointer< Self >

using	Self = LightObject

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

virtual const char *	GetNameOfClass () const

virtual SizeValueType	GetNumberOfObjects () const

virtual PixelType	GetThresholdValue () const


virtual void	SetMinimumObjectSizeInPixels (unsigned int _arg)

virtual unsigned int	GetMinimumObjectSizeInPixels () const


virtual void	SetInsideValue (OutputPixelType _arg)

virtual void	SetOutsideValue (OutputPixelType _arg)

virtual void	SetUpperBoundary (PixelType _arg)

virtual OutputPixelType	GetInsideValue () const

virtual OutputPixelType	GetOutsideValue () const

virtual PixelType	GetUpperBoundary () const

Public Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageToImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
const InputImageType *	GetInput () const

const InputImageType *	GetInput (unsigned int idx) const

void	PopBackInput () override

void	PopFrontInput () override

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)

virtual void	SetCoordinateTolerance (double _arg)

virtual double	GetCoordinateTolerance () const

virtual void	SetDirectionTolerance (double _arg)

virtual double	GetDirectionTolerance () const

Public Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageSource< TOutputImage >
OutputImageType *	GetOutput (unsigned int idx)

OutputImageType *	GetOutput ()

const OutputImageType *	GetOutput () const

virtual void	GraftOutput (DataObject *output)

virtual void	GraftOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key, DataObject *output)

virtual void	GraftNthOutput (unsigned int idx, DataObject *output)

ProcessObject::DataObjectPointer	MakeOutput (ProcessObject::DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx) override

ProcessObject::DataObjectPointer	MakeOutput (const ProcessObject::DataObjectIdentifierType &) override

Public Member Functions inherited from itk::ProcessObject
virtual void	AbortGenerateDataOff ()

virtual void	AbortGenerateDataOn ()

virtual void	EnlargeOutputRequestedRegion (DataObject *)

virtual const bool &	GetAbortGenerateData () const

DataObjectPointerArray	GetIndexedInputs ()

DataObjectPointerArray	GetIndexedOutputs ()

NameArray	GetInputNames () const

DataObjectPointerArray	GetInputs ()

MultiThreaderType *	GetMultiThreader () const

DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfIndexedInputs () const

DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfIndexedOutputs () const

DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfInputs () const

DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfOutputs () const

virtual DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfValidRequiredInputs () const

NameArray	GetOutputNames () const

DataObjectPointerArray	GetOutputs ()

virtual const float &	GetProgress () const

NameArray	GetRequiredInputNames () const

bool	HasInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const

bool	HasOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const

virtual void	PrepareOutputs ()

virtual void	PropagateRequestedRegion (DataObject *output)

virtual void	ResetPipeline ()

virtual void	SetAbortGenerateData (bool _arg)

void	SetMultiThreader (MultiThreaderType *threader)

virtual void	Update ()

virtual void	UpdateLargestPossibleRegion ()

virtual void	UpdateOutputData (DataObject *output)

virtual void	UpdateOutputInformation ()

void	UpdateProgress (float progress)

virtual void	SetReleaseDataFlag (bool flag)

virtual bool	GetReleaseDataFlag () const

void	ReleaseDataFlagOn ()

void	ReleaseDataFlagOff ()

virtual void	SetReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlag (bool _arg)

virtual const bool &	GetReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlag () const

virtual void	ReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlagOn ()

virtual void	ReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlagOff ()

virtual void	SetNumberOfWorkUnits (ThreadIdType _arg)

virtual const ThreadIdType &	GetNumberOfWorkUnits () const

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 ()

const MetaDataDictionary &	GetMetaDataDictionary () 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

void	Register () const override

void	RemoveAllObservers ()

void	RemoveObserver (unsigned long tag)

void	SetDebug (bool debugFlag) const

void	SetReferenceCount (int) override

void	UnRegister () const noexceptoverride

void	SetMetaDataDictionary (const MetaDataDictionary &rhs)

void	SetMetaDataDictionary (MetaDataDictionary &&rrhs)

virtual void	SetObjectName (std::string _arg)

virtual const std::string &	GetObjectName () 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::Object
static bool	GetGlobalWarningDisplay ()

static void	GlobalWarningDisplayOff ()

static void	GlobalWarningDisplayOn ()

static Pointer	New ()

static void	SetGlobalWarningDisplay (bool flag)

Static Public Member Functions inherited from itk::LightObject
static void	BreakOnError ()

static Pointer	New ()

Protected Member Functions
SizeValueType	ComputeConnectedComponents ()

void	GenerateData () override

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

	ThresholdMaximumConnectedComponentsImageFilter ()

	~ThresholdMaximumConnectedComponentsImageFilter () override=default

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)

void	GenerateInputRequestedRegion () override

	ImageToImageFilter ()

void	VerifyInputInformation () ITKv5_CONST override

	~ImageToImageFilter () override

void	PushBackInput (const DataObject *input) override

void	PushFrontInput (const DataObject *input) override

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

virtual void	AllocateOutputs ()

virtual void	BeforeThreadedGenerateData ()

void	ClassicMultiThread (ThreadFunctionType callbackFunction)

virtual const ImageRegionSplitterBase *	GetImageRegionSplitter () const

	ImageSource ()

virtual unsigned int	SplitRequestedRegion (unsigned int i, unsigned int pieces, OutputImageRegionType &splitRegion)

	~ImageSource () override=default

virtual void	ThreadedGenerateData (const OutputImageRegionType &outputRegionForThread, ThreadIdType threadId)

virtual void	DynamicThreadedGenerateData (const OutputImageRegionType &outputRegionForThread)

virtual bool	GetDynamicMultiThreading () const

virtual void	SetDynamicMultiThreading (bool _arg)

virtual void	DynamicMultiThreadingOn ()

virtual void	DynamicMultiThreadingOff ()

Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::ProcessObject
virtual void	AddInput (DataObject *input)

void	AddOptionalInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &)

void	AddOptionalInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &, DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx)

virtual void	AddOutput (DataObject *output)

bool	AddRequiredInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &)

bool	AddRequiredInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &, DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx)

virtual void	CacheInputReleaseDataFlags ()

virtual void	GenerateOutputInformation ()

virtual void	GenerateOutputRequestedRegion (DataObject *output)

DataObject *	GetInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key)

const DataObject *	GetInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const

virtual const DataObjectPointerArraySizeType &	GetNumberOfRequiredInputs () const

virtual const DataObjectPointerArraySizeType &	GetNumberOfRequiredOutputs () const

bool	IsIndexedInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &) const

bool	IsIndexedOutputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &) const

bool	IsRequiredInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &) const

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	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 () ITKv5_CONST

	~ProcessObject () override

DataObject *	GetInput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx)

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

Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::Object
	Object ()

bool	PrintObservers (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const

virtual void	SetTimeStamp (const TimeStamp &time)

	~Object () override

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 Types
using	ConnectedFilterType = ConnectedComponentImageFilter< OutputImageType, FilterImageType >

using	FilterImagePointer = typename FilterImageType::Pointer

using	FilterImageType = itk::Image< FilterPixelType, Self::ImageDimension >

using	FilterPixelType = unsigned int

using	MinMaxCalculatorType = MinimumMaximumImageCalculator< InputImageType >

using	RelabelFilterType = RelabelComponentImageFilter< FilterImageType, FilterImageType >

using	ThresholdFilterType = BinaryThresholdImageFilter< InputImageType, OutputImageType >

Static Private Attributes
static constexpr unsigned int	ImageDimension = TInputImage::ImageDimension

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Attributes inherited from itk::ImageToImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
static constexpr unsigned int	InputImageDimension = TInputImage::ImageDimension

static constexpr unsigned int	OutputImageDimension = TOutputImage::ImageDimension

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

Protected Types inherited from itk::ImageToImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
using	InputToOutputRegionCopierType = ImageToImageFilterDetail::ImageRegionCopier< Self::OutputImageDimension, Self::InputImageDimension >

using	OutputToInputRegionCopierType = ImageToImageFilterDetail::ImageRegionCopier< Self::InputImageDimension, Self::OutputImageDimension >

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageSource< TOutputImage >
static const ImageRegionSplitterBase *	GetGlobalDefaultSplitter ()

static ITK_THREAD_RETURN_FUNCTION_CALL_CONVENTION	ThreaderCallback (void *arg)

Protected Attributes inherited from itk::ImageSource< TOutputImage >
bool	m_DynamicMultiThreading

Protected Attributes inherited from itk::ProcessObject
TimeStamp	m_OutputInformationMTime

bool	m_Updating

Protected Attributes inherited from itk::LightObject
std::atomic< int >	m_ReferenceCount