[Insight-users] Problem with saving Image Position value in "z" axis

Bill Lorensen bill.lorensen at gmail.com
Fri Apr 15 13:01:26 EDT 2011


This is definitely a bug. And it was introduced in itk4.

Alberto, Can you submit a patch to gerrit? http://itk.org/Wiki/ITK/Gerrit/Primer

I can help you step through this process.

Bill

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Alberto <bertorey at gmail.com> wrote:
> I only test it on this version.
> I modify the class itkGDCMImageIO on line 711 replacing this code :
> image.SetOrigin(2, 0);
> by the following :
>     if( header.FindDataElement( gdcm::Tag(0x0020, 0x0032 ) )){
>     const gdcm::DataElement &de = header.GetDataElement( gdcm::Tag(0x0020,
> 0x0032) );
>     std::pair<std::string, std::string> s = sf.ToStringPair( de.GetTag() );
>     std::string value= s.second;
>     sscanf(  value.c_str(), "%lf\\%lf\\%lf", &(m_Origin[0]), &(m_Origin[1]),
> &(m_Origin[2]) );
>     image.SetOrigin(2, m_Origin[2]);
>     }
> and now the Image Patient Position tag is set ok with the correct value of
> z-axis.  Could this code be a valid patch for the problem?
> Thank you.
> 2011/4/15 Bill Lorensen <bill.lorensen at gmail.com>
>>
>> I realize that. I was asking Mical.
>>
>> Did your code work properly with earlier versions of itk?
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Alberto <bertorey at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > The git version of ITK
>> >
>> > 2011/4/15 Bill Lorensen <bill.lorensen at gmail.com>
>> >>
>> >> What version of itk are you using?
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 5:16 AM, Bc. Michal Srna <michal at srna.info>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> > I have used part of this code to generate MetaDataDictionary:
>> >> >
>> >> > http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK/Examples/DICOM/ResampleDICOM
>> >> >
>> >> > Everything works, as I need, but I have just one problem in part
>> >> > regarding
>> >> > saving Image Position (origin) for "z" axis. "x,y" are stored well,
>> >> > but
>> >> > "z"
>> >> > value of Image Position is 0.
>> >> >
>> >> > Here is that part of the code for saving the Image position:
>> >> >
>> >> >                         ImageType::PointType position;
>> >> >                         ImageType::IndexType index;
>> >> >                         index[0] = 0;
>> >> >                         index[1] = 0;
>> >> >                         index[2] = f;
>> >> >
>> >> > reader->GetOutput()->TransformIndexToPhysicalPoint(index, position);
>> >> >
>> >> >                         value.str("");
>> >> >                         value << position[0] << "\\" << position[1]
>> >> > <<
>> >> > "\\"
>> >> > << position[2];
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,"0020|0032",
>> >> > value.str());
>> >> > //WHY
>> >> > NOT WORKING??
>> >> >
>> >> > position[2] contains the correct value, but I don't know, why is that
>> >> > value
>> >> > not saved and instead of that value is stored just 0?
>> >> >
>> >> > I think I should add also the whole code for generating my
>> >> > MetaDataDictionary for see my problem in context.
>> >> >
>> >> > At first it opens original data, from which I read original meta
>> >> > data.
>> >> > Then
>> >> > I modify some parts of those meta data in for cycle creating meta
>> >> > data
>> >> > for
>> >> > each slice.
>> >> >
>> >> > I confirmed, that original data contains correct value of Image
>> >> > Position
>> >> > in
>> >> > "z" axis. But I need to recalculate that value and store new value.
>> >> > Problem
>> >> > is, as I told, that this value is not saved and instead of it, there
>> >> > is
>> >> > just
>> >> > 0.
>> >> >
>> >> > Here is the whole code, spacing[x] is derived from other part of the
>> >> > whole
>> >> > code, I don't want to copy here:
>> >> >
>> >> > /*opening original data for getting meta data dictionry for saving it
>> >> > into
>> >> > output 2D series files*/
>> >> >             typedef itk::GDCMImageIO ImageIOType;
>> >> >             typedef itk::GDCMSeriesFileNames NamesGeneratorType;
>> >> >             typedef itk::ImageSeriesReader< ImageType > ReaderType;
>> >> >
>> >> >             ImageIOType::Pointer gdcmIO = ImageIOType::New();
>> >> >             ReaderType::Pointer reader = ReaderType::New();
>> >> >
>> >> >             NamesGeneratorType::Pointer namesGenerator =
>> >> > NamesGeneratorType::New();
>> >> >             namesGenerator->SetInputDirectory( StudyFolderName );
>> >> >             const ReaderType::FileNamesContainer & filenames =
>> >> > namesGenerator->GetInputFileNames();
>> >> >
>> >> >             reader->SetImageIO( gdcmIO );
>> >> >             reader->SetFileNames( filenames );
>> >> >
>> >> >             reader->Update();
>> >> >
>> >> >         /*creating MetaDataDictionary for each slice*/
>> >> >
>> >> >             /*Copy the dictionary from the first image and override
>> >> > slice
>> >> > specific fields*/
>> >> >                 ReaderType::DictionaryRawPointer inputDictionary =
>> >> > (*(reader->GetMetaDataDictionaryArray()))[0];
>> >> >                 ReaderType::DictionaryArrayType
>> >> > dictionaryOutputArray;
>> >> >
>> >> >             /*To keep the new series in the same study as the
>> >> > original
>> >> > we
>> >> > need to keep the same study UID. But we need new series and frame of
>> >> > reference UID's.*/
>> >> >                 #if ITK_VERSION_MAJOR >= 4
>> >> >                   gdcm::UIDGenerator suid;
>> >> >                   std::string seriesUID = suid.Generate();
>> >> >                   gdcm::UIDGenerator fuid;
>> >> >                   std::string frameOfReferenceUID = fuid.Generate();
>> >> >                 #else
>> >> >                   std::string seriesUID =
>> >> > gdcm::Util::CreateUniqueUID(
>> >> > gdcmIO->GetUIDPrefix());
>> >> >                   std::string frameOfReferenceUID =
>> >> > gdcm::Util::CreateUniqueUID( gdcmIO->GetUIDPrefix());
>> >> >                 #endif
>> >> >                   std::string studyUID;
>> >> >                   std::string sopClassUID;
>> >> >                   itk::ExposeMetaData<std::string>(*inputDictionary,
>> >> > "0020|000d", studyUID);
>> >> >                   itk::ExposeMetaData<std::string>(*inputDictionary,
>> >> > "0008|0016", sopClassUID);
>> >> >                   gdcmIO->KeepOriginalUIDOn();
>> >> >
>> >> >                 for (unsigned int f = 0; f < size[2]; f++)
>> >> >                 {
>> >> >                     // Create a new dictionary for this slice
>> >> >                         ReaderType::DictionaryRawPointer dict = new
>> >> > ReaderType::DictionaryType;
>> >> >
>> >> >                     // Copy the dictionary from the first slice
>> >> >                         CopyDictionary (*inputDictionary, *dict);
>> >> >
>> >> >                     // Set the UID's for the study, series, SOP  and
>> >> > frame
>> >> > of reference
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,"0020|000d", studyUID);
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,"0020|000e", seriesUID);
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,"0020|0052",
>> >> > frameOfReferenceUID);
>> >> >
>> >> >                     #if ITK_VERSION_MAJOR >= 4
>> >> >                         gdcm::UIDGenerator sopuid;
>> >> >                         std::string sopInstanceUID =
>> >> > sopuid.Generate();
>> >> >                     #else
>> >> >                         std::string sopInstanceUID =
>> >> > gdcm::Util::CreateUniqueUID( gdcmIO->GetUIDPrefix());
>> >> >                     #endif
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,"0008|0018",
>> >> > sopInstanceUID);
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,"0002|0003",
>> >> > sopInstanceUID);
>> >> >
>> >> >                     // Change fields that are slice specific
>> >> >                         itksys_ios::ostringstream value;
>> >> >                         value.str("");
>> >> >                         value << f + 1;
>> >> >
>> >> >                     // Image Number
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,"0020|0013",
>> >> > value.str());
>> >> >
>> >> >                     // Series Description - Append new description to
>> >> > current series description
>> >> >                         std::string oldSeriesDesc;
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::ExposeMetaData<std::string>(*inputDictionary,
>> >> > "0008|103e", oldSeriesDesc);
>> >> >
>> >> >                         value.str("");
>> >> >                         value << oldSeriesDesc
>> >> >                               << spacing[0] << ", "
>> >> >                               << spacing[1] << ", "
>> >> >                               << spacing[2];
>> >> >
>> >> >                     // This is an long string and there is a 64
>> >> > character
>> >> > limit in the standard
>> >> >                         unsigned lengthDesc = value.str().length();
>> >> >
>> >> >                         std::string seriesDesc( value.str(), 0,
>> >> >                                                 lengthDesc > 64 ? 64
>> >> >                                                 : lengthDesc);
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,"0008|103e", seriesDesc);
>> >> >
>> >> >                     // Series Number
>> >> >                         value.str("");
>> >> >                         value << 1001;
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,"0020|0011",
>> >> > value.str());
>> >> >
>> >> >                     //Image Position Patient: This is calculated by
>> >> > computing the physical coordinate of the first pixel in each slice.
>> >> >                         ImageType::PointType position;
>> >> >                         ImageType::IndexType index;
>> >> >                         index[0] = 0;
>> >> >                         index[1] = 0;
>> >> >                         index[2] = f;
>> >> >
>> >> > reader->GetOutput()->TransformIndexToPhysicalPoint(index, position);
>> >> >
>> >> >                         value.str("");
>> >> >                         value << position[0] << "\\" << position[1]
>> >> > <<
>> >> > "\\"
>> >> > << position[2];
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,"0020|0032",
>> >> > value.str());
>> >> > //WHY
>> >> > NOT WORKING??
>> >> >
>> >> >                     // Slice Location: For now, we store the z
>> >> > component
>> >> > of
>> >> > the Image Position Patient.
>> >> >                         value.str("");
>> >> >                         value << position[2];
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,"0020|1041",
>> >> > value.str());
>> >> >
>> >> >                     // Spacing Between Slices
>> >> >                         value.str("");
>> >> >                         value << spacing[2];
>> >> >
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,"0018|0088",
>> >> > value.str());
>> >> >
>> >> >                     // Change specific values
>> >> >                         //
>> >> > itk::EncapsulateMetaData<std::string>(*dict,
>> >> > "0028|0100", "16" );
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >                     // Save the dictionary
>> >> >                         dictionaryOutputArray.push_back(dict);
>> >> >                   }
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks guys in advance...
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > S pozdravem Bc. Michal Srna
>> >> >
>> >> > Fotografické portfolio:
>> >> > http://michalsrna.cz
>> >> >
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