#include <itkRegionGrowImageFilter.h>

Detailed Description

template<typename TInputImage, typename TOutputImage>
class itk::RegionGrowImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >

Base class for RegionGrowImageFilter object.

itkRegionGrowImageFilter is the base class for the RegionGrowImageFilter objects. It provides the basic function definitions that are inherent to a RegionGrowImageFilter objects. It is templated over the type of input and output image.

This object defines the interface for those algorithm that perform feature/object segmentation by merging regions (parts of the image) that are similar in nature based on some metric. As a result parts of the image which belong to the same object gets merged and the region grows.

As an example regarding using this class to implementation of advanced region growing algorithm, itkRegionGrowImageFilterKLM class has been derived from this class. The virtual function ApplyRegionGrowImageFilter() provides the interface to the outside world to extend/enhance the scope of the current algorithm or write other region growing algorithms. The function MergeRegions is interface for the operation that merges two regions.

The local variable GridSize is used to define the initial small regions that the image is fragmented (atomic regions) into. For an 12 x 12 input image, GridSize set equal to [3, 3] will result in 16 initial regions. The default values are set equal to 2. The user can sets the number of desired regions via the m_MaxNumRegions parameter and the algorithm tries to perform region merging until there are only m_MaxNumRegions. If m_MaxNumRegions is more than the number of initial blocks, no region merging occurs.

These blocks are important as the labels associated with these blocks keep changing during the region growing process and at the end, while generating the results, each of these atomic blocks are revisited and the blocks with same labels are considered to belong to the same region.

This object supports data handling of multiband images. The object accepts images in vector format, where each pixel is a vector and each element of the vector corresponds to an entry from 1 particular band of a multiband dataset. The input to this object is assumed to be a multiband vector image, and the output is defined by specific algorithm implementation. The second template parameter is used to generate the the output image and can be modified according the algorithm specific output type.

We expect the user to provide the input to the routine in vector format. A single band image is treated as a vector image with a single element for every vector.

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Definition at line 85 of file itkRegionGrowImageFilter.h.

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

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

Public Types
using	ConstPointer = SmartPointer< const Self >

using	GridSizeType = typename TInputImage::SizeType

using	InputImageConstPointer = typename TInputImage::ConstPointer

using	InputImagePixelType = typename TInputImage::PixelType

using	InputImagePointer = typename TInputImage::Pointer

using	InputImageType = TInputImage

using	OutputImagePixelType = typename TOutputImage::PixelType

using	OutputImagePointer = typename TOutputImage::Pointer

using	OutputImageType = TOutputImage

using	Pointer = SmartPointer< Self >

using	Self = RegionGrowImageFilter

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	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 void	ApplyRegionGrowImageFilter ()=0

const char *	GetNameOfClass () const override

virtual void	MergeRegions ()=0


virtual void	SetGridSize (GridSizeType _arg)

virtual const GridSizeType &	GetGridSize () const


virtual void	SetMaximumNumberOfRegions (unsigned int _arg)

virtual const unsigned int &	GetMaximumNumberOfRegions () const

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

const InputImageType *	GetInput (unsigned int idx) const

const char *	GetNameOfClass () const override

void	PopBackInput () override

void	PopFrontInput () override

virtual void	PushBackInput (const InputImageType *input)

virtual void	PushFrontInput (const InputImageType *input)

virtual void	SetInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key, DataObject *input)

virtual void	SetInput (const InputImageType *input)

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 >
const char *	GetNameOfClass () const override

OutputImageType *	GetOutput (unsigned int idx)

OutputImageType *	GetOutput ()

const OutputImageType *	GetOutput () const

virtual void	GraftOutput (DataObject *graft)

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

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

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

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

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

virtual void	EnlargeOutputRequestedRegion (DataObject *)

virtual const bool &	GetAbortGenerateData () const

DataObjectPointerArray	GetIndexedInputs ()

DataObjectPointerArray	GetIndexedOutputs ()

NameArray	GetInputNames () const

DataObjectPointerArray	GetInputs ()

MultiThreaderType *	GetMultiThreader () const

const char *	GetNameOfClass () const override

DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfIndexedInputs () const

DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfIndexedOutputs () const

DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfInputs () const

DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfOutputs () const

virtual DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfValidRequiredInputs () const

NameArray	GetOutputNames () const

DataObjectPointerArray	GetOutputs ()

virtual float	GetProgress () const

NameArray	GetRequiredInputNames () const

bool	HasInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const

bool	HasOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const

void	IncrementProgress (float increment)

virtual DataObjectPointer	MakeOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &)

virtual DataObjectPointer	MakeOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx)

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 val)

virtual bool	GetReleaseDataFlag () const

void	ReleaseDataFlagOn ()

void	ReleaseDataFlagOff ()

virtual void	SetReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlag (bool _arg)

virtual const bool &	GetReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlag () const

virtual void	ReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlagOn ()

virtual void	SetNumberOfWorkUnits (ThreadIdType _arg)

virtual const ThreadIdType &	GetNumberOfWorkUnits () const

Public Member Functions inherited from itk::Object
unsigned long	AddObserver (const EventObject &event, Command *cmd) const

unsigned long	AddObserver (const EventObject &event, std::function< void(const EventObject &)> function) const

LightObject::Pointer	CreateAnother () const override

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

const char *	GetNameOfClass () const override

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) const

void	SetDebug (bool debugFlag) const

void	SetReferenceCount (int) override

void	UnRegister () const noexcept override

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
Pointer	Clone () const

virtual Pointer	CreateAnother () const

virtual void	Delete ()

virtual const char *	GetNameOfClass () const

virtual int	GetReferenceCount () const

void	Print (std::ostream &os, Indent indent=0) const

virtual void	Register () const

virtual void	SetReferenceCount (int)

virtual void	UnRegister () const noexcept

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

	RegionGrowImageFilter ()

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

void	VerifyInputInformation () const override

	~ImageToImageFilter () override=default

virtual void	PushBackInput (const DataObject *input)

virtual void	PushFrontInput (const DataObject *input)

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

virtual void	AllocateOutputs ()

virtual void	BeforeThreadedGenerateData ()

void	ClassicMultiThread (ThreadFunctionType callbackFunction)

void	GenerateData () override

virtual const ImageRegionSplitterBase *	GetImageRegionSplitter () const

	ImageSource ()

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

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

	~ImageSource () override=default

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

virtual void	DynamicThreadedGenerateData (const OutputImageRegionType &outputRegionForThread)

virtual bool	GetDynamicMultiThreading () const

virtual void	SetDynamicMultiThreading (bool _arg)

virtual void	DynamicMultiThreadingOn ()

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	GenerateData ()

virtual void	GenerateInputRequestedRegion ()

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

virtual void	PopBackInput ()

virtual void	PopFrontInput ()

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

	ProcessObject ()

virtual void	PropagateResetPipeline ()

virtual void	PushBackInput (const DataObject *input)

virtual void	PushFrontInput (const DataObject *input)

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 idx, DataObject *input)

virtual void	SetNthOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx, DataObject *output)

void	SetNumberOfIndexedInputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num)

void	SetNumberOfIndexedOutputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num)

virtual void	SetNumberOfRequiredInputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType)

virtual void	SetNumberOfRequiredOutputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType _arg)

virtual void	SetOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &name, DataObject *output)

virtual void	SetPrimaryInput (DataObject *object)

virtual void	SetPrimaryOutput (DataObject *object)

void	SetRequiredInputNames (const NameArray &)

virtual void	VerifyInputInformation () const

virtual void	VerifyPreconditions () 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 i)

const DataObject *	GetOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType i) const

DataObject *	GetPrimaryOutput ()

const DataObject *	GetPrimaryOutput () const

virtual bool	GetThreaderUpdateProgress () const

virtual void	ThreaderUpdateProgressOn ()

virtual void	SetThreaderUpdateProgress (bool arg)

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

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

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

virtual void	SetTimeStamp (const TimeStamp &timeStamp)

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

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

virtual	~LightObject ()

Private Attributes
GridSizeType	m_GridSize {}

unsigned int	m_MaximumNumberOfRegions {}

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from itk::ImageToImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >
static double	GetGlobalDefaultCoordinateTolerance ()

static double	GetGlobalDefaultDirectionTolerance ()

static void	SetGlobalDefaultCoordinateTolerance (double)

static void	SetGlobalDefaultDirectionTolerance (double)

Static Public Member Functions inherited from itk::Object
static bool	GetGlobalWarningDisplay ()

static void	GlobalWarningDisplayOff ()

static void	GlobalWarningDisplayOn ()

static Pointer	New ()

static void	SetGlobalWarningDisplay (bool val)

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

static Pointer	New ()

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)

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::ProcessObject
template<typename TSourceObject >
static void	MakeRequiredOutputs (TSourceObject &sourceObject, const DataObjectPointerArraySizeType numberOfRequiredOutputs)

static constexpr float	progressFixedToFloat (uint32_t fixed)

static uint32_t	progressFloatToFixed (float f)

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

Protected Attributes inherited from itk::ProcessObject
TimeStamp	m_OutputInformationMTime {}

bool	m_Updating {}

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