[Rtk-users] Back Projection

Simon Rit simon.rit at creatis.insa-lyon.fr
Wed Aug 17 21:59:15 UTC 2022


I ran it and the output is not completely black. But you probably need to
modify your projections to make the air at 0  (add -1024). You also may
want to center your volume, the forward projections look weird currently.
Simon

On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 8:41 AM Adarsh S Sunil <adarshto3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
>
>               I’m attaching my code here. I’m trying to get the Forward
> projection and backward projection from dicom data.
>
>
> CT input :
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Vc3HfqvfBdtviuVdbBhDQev2ZDEH7NYX?usp=sharing
>
>
> Usage: Run from output location on cmd as
>
>  FirstCudaReconstruction.exe <outputFile.mha> <geoemtry.xml> <CT DICOM
> directory location>
>
>
> Please check it and let me know the problems in it.
>
>
>
>
> Thanks and Regards
>
> Adarsh SS
> Thanks & Regards
> Adarsh S S
>
>
> On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 at 19:05, Simon Rit <simon.rit at creatis.insa-lyon.fr>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> Can you maybe share a complete script with an input CT? I also don't
>> understand what's going on but we never get a full picture of what you're
>> doing.
>> Simon
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 3:23 PM Adarsh S Sunil <adarshto3 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>          Thank you for the answer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The following is the output for Forward Projection (ForwardProj->
>>> GetOutput()) :
>>>
>>>
>>> [image: image002.png]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As you suggested I tried with changeFilter->GetOutput() instead of outputImage1
>>> as follows:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   using BackFilter = rtk::CudaFDKConeBeamReconstructionFilter;
>>>
>>>   auto BackProjFilter = BackFilter::New();
>>>
>>>   // FDK reconstruction
>>>
>>>   std::cout << "Reconstructing..." << std::endl;
>>>
>>>   BackProjFilter->SetInput(0, changeFilter->GetOutput());
>>>
>>>   BackProjFilter->SetInput(1, ForwardProj->GetOutput());
>>>
>>>   BackProjFilter->SetGeometry(geometry);
>>>
>>>   BackProjFilter->Update();
>>>
>>>   BackProjFilter->UpdateOutputInformation();
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   // Writer
>>>
>>>   std::cout << "Writing output image..." << std::endl;
>>>
>>>   using WriterType = itk::ImageFileWriter<ImageType>;
>>>
>>>   WriterType::Pointer writer = WriterType::New();
>>>
>>>   writer->SetFileName(argv[1]);
>>>
>>>   writer->SetInput(BackProjFilter->GetOutput());
>>>
>>>   writer->Update();
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> But I’m still getting the output BackProjFilter->GetOutput() as a black
>>> image.
>>>
>>>
>>> [image: image004.png]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I checked the value for changeFilter->GetOutput()and it gives the dicom
>>> data.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’m using ITK version 5.2.1 and RTK version 2.0. Can you please help me
>>> understand why I’m not getting a back projection?
>>>
>>> Are there any extra options to set for getting the back projection? What
>>> do I have to do to get the correct back projection?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks and Regards
>>>
>>> Adarsh S S
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 10:43 AM Simon Rit <simon.rit at creatis.insa-lyon.fr>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Your approach is correct and there is no need to do multiple files. The
>>>> outputImage1 (for backprojection) should have the same information as the
>>>> tomography (changeFilter->GetOutput()), not the same information as the
>>>> projections (outputImage). Maybe that's the problem here?
>>>> Simon
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 2:37 PM Adarsh S Sunil <adarshto3 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>              Thanks for the reply. The outputImage passed as input to
>>>>> the backprojection does not have the same information as
>>>>> reader->GetOutput().
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I’m writing the forwardProjection in to a single file named
>>>>> Forward.mha.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   rtk::ForwardProjectionImageFilter<ImageType, ImageType>::Pointer ForwardProj
>>>>> =
>>>>>
>>>>>   rtk::CudaForwardProjectionImageFilter<ImageType, ImageType>::New();
>>>>>
>>>>>   dynamic_cast<rtk::CudaForwardProjectionImageFilter<ImageType,
>>>>> ImageType> *>(ForwardProj.GetPointer())->SetStepSize(1);
>>>>>
>>>>>   ForwardProj->SetInput(0, outputImage);
>>>>>
>>>>>   ForwardProj->SetInput(1, changeFilter->GetOutput());
>>>>>
>>>>>   ForwardProj->SetGeometry(geometry);
>>>>>
>>>>>   ForwardProj->Update();
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   // Writer
>>>>>
>>>>>   std::cout << "Writing output image..." << std::endl;
>>>>>
>>>>>   using WriterType1 = itk::ImageFileWriter<ImageType>;
>>>>>
>>>>>   WriterType1::Pointer writer1 = WriterType1::New();
>>>>>
>>>>>   writer1->SetFileName("Forward.mha");
>>>>>
>>>>>   writer1->SetInput(ForwardProj->GetOutput());
>>>>>
>>>>>   writer1->Update();
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, I’m setting  the same regions, spacing, origin etc. to forward
>>>>> and backward projections as follows:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   using RegionType = itk::ImageRegion<3>;
>>>>>
>>>>>   ImageType::Pointer inputImage = reader->GetOutput();
>>>>>
>>>>>   RegionType         inputRegion =
>>>>> inputImage->GetLargestPossibleRegion();
>>>>>
>>>>>   ImageType::Pointer outputImage = ImageType::New();
>>>>>
>>>>>   ImageType::Pointer outputImage1 = ImageType::New();
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   using changeImageFilter = itk::ChangeInformationImageFilter<
>>>>> ImageType>;
>>>>>
>>>>>   auto                changeFilter = changeImageFilter::New();
>>>>>
>>>>>   double              rotationX = 90;
>>>>>
>>>>>   itk::Versor<double> rotation;
>>>>>
>>>>>   const double        angleInRadians = rotationX * vnl_math::pi /
>>>>> 180.0;
>>>>>
>>>>>  rotation.SetRotationAroundY(angleInRadians);
>>>>>
>>>>>   const ImageType::DirectionType direction =
>>>>> inputImage->GetDirection();
>>>>>
>>>>>   const ImageType::DirectionType newDirection = direction *
>>>>> rotation.GetMatrix();
>>>>>
>>>>>   changeFilter->SetOutputDirection(newDirection);
>>>>>
>>>>>   changeFilter->ChangeAll();
>>>>>
>>>>>   changeFilter->SetInput(inputImage);
>>>>>
>>>>>   changeFilter->UpdateOutputInformation();
>>>>>
>>>>>   changeFilter->Update();
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   const unsigned int   NumberOfProjectionImages = 180;
>>>>>
>>>>>   ImageType::IndexType start;
>>>>>
>>>>>   start[0] = inputRegion.GetIndex()[0];
>>>>>
>>>>>   start[1] = inputRegion.GetIndex()[1];
>>>>>
>>>>>   start[2] = inputRegion.GetIndex()[2];
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   RegionType::SizeType size;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   size[0] = inputRegion.GetSize()[0];
>>>>>
>>>>>   size[1] = inputRegion.GetSize()[1];
>>>>>
>>>>>   size[2] = NumberOfProjectionImages;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   RegionType region;
>>>>>
>>>>>   region.SetSize(size);
>>>>>
>>>>>   region.SetIndex(start);
>>>>>
>>>>>   ImageType::SpacingType spacing;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   spacing[0] = inputImage->GetSpacing()[0];
>>>>>
>>>>>   spacing[1] = inputImage->GetSpacing()[1];
>>>>>
>>>>>   spacing[2] = inputImage->GetSpacing()[2];
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   ImageType::PointType origin;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   origin[0] = inputImage->GetOrigin()[0];
>>>>>
>>>>>   origin[1] = inputImage->GetOrigin()[1];
>>>>>
>>>>>   origin[2] = inputImage->GetOrigin()[2];
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> //For Forward Projection
>>>>>
>>>>>   outputImage->SetRegions(region);
>>>>>
>>>>>   outputImage->SetSpacing(spacing);
>>>>>
>>>>>   outputImage->SetOrigin(origin);
>>>>>
>>>>>   outputImage->Allocate();
>>>>>
>>>>>   outputImage->FillBuffer(size[0] * size[1] * size[2]);
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> //For Backward Projection
>>>>>
>>>>>   outputImage1->SetRegions(region);
>>>>>
>>>>>   outputImage1->SetSpacing(spacing);
>>>>>
>>>>>   outputImage1->SetOrigin(origin);
>>>>>
>>>>>   outputImage1->Allocate();
>>>>>
>>>>>   outputImage1->FillBuffer(size[0] * size[1] * size[2]);
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried to give the output of forward projection directly. But it did
>>>>> not work. I was only getting a blank image.
>>>>>
>>>>> So I tried a different approach. I read somewhere that using
>>>>> Projection reader is better. So, I’m trying using projection readers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then I put the Forward Projection reader (ForwardProj->GetOutput())
>>>>> as the input of Backward Projection.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> using FileNamesContainer = std::vector<std::string>;
>>>>>
>>>>>   FileNamesContainer fileNames =
>>>>> nameGenerator->GetFileNames(seriesIdentifier);
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   using ReaderType1 = rtk::ProjectionsReader<ImageType>;
>>>>>
>>>>>   ReaderType1::Pointer reader1 = ReaderType1::New();
>>>>>
>>>>>   reader1->SetFileNames(fileNames);
>>>>>
>>>>>   reader1->Update();
>>>>>
>>>>>   using BackFilter = rtk::CudaFDKConeBeamReconstructionFilter;
>>>>>
>>>>>   auto BackProjFilter = BackFilter::New();
>>>>>
>>>>>   // FDK reconstruction
>>>>>
>>>>>   std::cout << "Reconstructing..." << std::endl;
>>>>>
>>>>>  BackProjFilter->SetInput(0, outputImage1);
>>>>>
>>>>>   BackProjFilter->SetInput(1, ForwardProj->GetOutput());
>>>>>
>>>>>   BackProjFilter->SetGeometry(geometry);
>>>>>
>>>>>  BackProjFilter->Update();
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   // Writer
>>>>>
>>>>>   std::cout << "Writing output image..." << std::endl;
>>>>>
>>>>>   using WriterType = itk::ImageFileWriter<ImageType>;
>>>>>
>>>>>   WriterType::Pointer writer = WriterType::New();
>>>>>
>>>>>   writer->SetFileName("BackImage.mha");
>>>>>
>>>>>   writer->SetInput(outputImage1);
>>>>>
>>>>>   writer->Update();
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Still I’m not getting any valid output.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is my approach to get backward projection from forward projection
>>>>> correct?
>>>>>
>>>>> Do we have to write forward and backward projections to multiple
>>>>> files? Then how to do it?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Thanks and regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Adarsh S S
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 2:16 PM Simon Rit <
>>>>> simon.rit at creatis.insa-lyon.fr> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> It should work. UpdateOutputInformation is not required (it's done by
>>>>>> Update already). Does the outputImage passed as input to the backprojection
>>>>>> have the same information as reader->GetOutput()?
>>>>>> Simon
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 8:57 AM Adarsh S Sunil <adarshto3 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>       I'm a beginner in rtk. I want to use the forward and backward
>>>>>>> projection in CT images.  For that I defined the RTK geometry object and
>>>>>>> seriesIdContainer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then I read CT data and assign it to a reader and set it as
>>>>>>> inputImage.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *  while (seriesItr != seriesUID.end())*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *  {    seriesIdentifier = seriesItr->c_str();    seriesItr++;
>>>>>>> std::cout << "\nReading: ";    std::cout << seriesIdentifier << std::endl;
>>>>>>>   using FileNamesContainer = std::vector<std::string>;
>>>>>>> FileNamesContainer fileNames =
>>>>>>> nameGenerator->GetFileNames(seriesIdentifier);    using ImageIOType =
>>>>>>> itk::GDCMImageIO;    auto dicomIO = ImageIOType::New();
>>>>>>> reader->SetImageIO(dicomIO);    reader->SetFileNames(fileNames);
>>>>>>> reader->ForceOrthogonalDirectionOff(); // properly read CTs with gantry
>>>>>>> tilt    TRY_AND_EXIT_ON_ITK_EXCEPTION(reader->Update())  }*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *  using RegionType =   itk::ImageRegion<3>;  ImageType::Pointer
>>>>>>> inputImage = reader->GetOutput();  RegionType inputRegion =
>>>>>>> inputImage->GetLargestPossibleRegion();  ImageType::Pointer outputImage =
>>>>>>> ImageType::New();*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then I created Imageregion and imageFilter for outputImage.
>>>>>>> Then I set the regions, spacing, origin etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then I get the Forward Projection like the following:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *  rtk::ForwardProjectionImageFilter<ImageType, ImageType>::Pointer
>>>>>>> ForwardProj = rtk::CudaForwardProjectionImageFilter<ImageType,
>>>>>>> ImageType>::New();
>>>>>>> dynamic_cast<rtk::CudaForwardProjectionImageFilter<ImageType, ImageType>
>>>>>>> *>(ForwardProj.GetPointer()) ->SetStepSize( 1 );  ForwardProj->SetInput( 0,
>>>>>>> outputImage );  ForwardProj->SetInput( 1, changeFilter->GetOutput());
>>>>>>> ForwardProj->SetGeometry( geometry );  ForwardProj->Update();*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then I wrote the ForwardProj to an mha file.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then I put the output from Forward Projection as input of Back
>>>>>>> Projection.
>>>>>>> Now I am trying to get the back projection like the following:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *  using ReaderType1 = rtk::ProjectionsReader<ImageType>;
>>>>>>> ReaderType1::Pointer reader1 = ReaderType1::New();  reader1->SetFileNames(
>>>>>>> fileNames );  reader1->Update();  using BackFilter =
>>>>>>> rtk::CudaFDKConeBeamReconstructionFilter;  auto BackProjFilter =
>>>>>>> BackFilter::New();  // FDK reconstruction  BackProjFilter->SetInput( 0,
>>>>>>> outputImage );  BackProjFilter->SetInput( 1, reader1->GetOutput() );
>>>>>>> BackProjFilter->SetGeometry( geometry );  BackProjFilter->Update();
>>>>>>> BackProjFilter->UpdateOutputInformation();*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But I'm not getting the back projection. Are there any additional
>>>>>>> options I have to set??
>>>>>>> Is there anything I have missed??
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks & Regards
>>>>>>> Adarsh S S
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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