[Insight-developers] Problems with precision with MetaImageIO

[Kent Williams]

That would work.  Something like this patch:

*** itkMetaImageIO.h    28 Sep 2005 13:04:22 -0500    1.28
--- itkMetaImageIO.h    09 Mar 2006 11:57:39 -0600   
***************
*** 89,94 ****
--- 89,100 ----
        independent files */
    virtual void SetDataFileName( const char * filename );
 
+   /** set the precision in the MetaImage member
+    */
+   virtual void SetDoublePrecision(unsigned int precision)
+   {
+     m_MetaImage->SetDoublePrecision(precision);
+   }
  protected:
    MetaImageIO();
    ~MetaImageIO();

Julien Jomier wrote:

> The SetDoublePrecision() was added in the SpatialObjectWriter for this 
> particular reason but is not currently implemented in the 
> itkMetaImageIO class.
>
> Kent, would that work if you add the function in the itkMetaImageIO 
> class and the user has to set the ImageIO by hand when he wants to 
> change the precision?
> I agree with Stephen that 12 decimals can be too much for large 
> objects (blob, mesh, ...).
>
> Let me know if I can do anything to help with this,
>
> Julien
>
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