[Insight-users] Can I use ITK to manipulate Matlab and XRraySim?

[Luis Ibanez]

Hi Lu,

Thanks for the clarifications.

I'm not familiar with the X-RaySim software...

Does it have any interface to interpreted languages ?
(Python, Tcl) ?

Does it have a mechanism for being controlled from
command line arguments ?

Is it Open Source ? if so, what is its license ?



    Regards,


        Luis


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lu kang wrote:
> Thanks, Luis.
>  
> I need to clarify my question. Can ITK or Matlab manipulate the 
> XRaySim software?
>  
> When I am talking about using ITK or Matlab to manipulate X-RaySim, I 
> refer to X-RaySim software. Because X-RayProsim is the only software I 
> found so far to be able to set Euler rotation and translation matrix to 
> rotate the CAE 3-D model at a number of orientations and convert the CAE 
> 3-D model into a radiographic image.  I need to automatize the whole 
> process eventually. So if Matllab can manipulate the X-RaySim software, 
> it will be nice. I don't even need to use the ITK since the existing 
> codes are programmed in Matlab.  
>  
> If Matlab or ITK can only manipulate the output images created from 
> X-RaySim instead of the X-RaySim software, I may need to explore other 
> software that can have the same function as X-RaySim but be able to 
> manipulate by either Matlab or ITK. Because the ultimate goal is to 
> automatize the process. For the time being, I can just manually load the 
> output images created from X-RaySim into Matlab I guess.   
>  
> Best Regards,
> Lu
> 
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 9:15 PM, Luis Ibanez <luis.ibanez at kitware.com 
> <mailto:luis.ibanez at kitware.com>> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Hi Lu,
> 
>     You will find in ITK many methods for image comparison.
> 
>     Some of them are implemented in the form of ImageMetrics and
>     used in the image registration framework.
> 
>     Others are implemented as filters.
> 
>     for example the DifferenceImageFilter.
> 
>     Please see the ITK Software Guide for details.
> 
>      http://www.itk.org/ItkSoftwareGuide.pdf
> 
> 
> 
>     There are several ways of using ITK from MatLab.
> 
>     Please look at the following two papers in the Insight Journal:
> 
> 
>     http://www.insight-journal.org/browse/publication/66
>     http://hdl.handle.net/1926/155
>     "MATITK: EXTENDING MATLAB WITH ITK"
> 
> 
>     and
> 
> 
>     http://www.insight-journal.org/browse/publication/620
>     http://hdl.handle.net/10380/1461
>     "Simulink Libraries for Visual Programming of VTK and ITK"
> 
> 
>     Finally, when you say "manipulate the XRaySim" are you
>     referring to the software XRaySim ?
>     or to the simiulated X-Ray image that it produces as an output ?
> 
> 
> 
> 
>        Regards,
> 
> 
>            Luis
> 
> 
>     -----------------
>     lu kang wrote:
> 
>         Dear All,
>          I am taking up someone else's project, where the image
>         processing program has been developed in Matlab. The ultimate
>         goal is to compare two images for the same object. One is
>         clinical X-ray image. The other one needs to be generated from
>         the CAE model (solid 3-dimensional model created in mechanical
>         drawing software such as ProE and AutoCAD) at a certain
>         orientation. Right now, the image for the CAE model at certain
>         orientation is created in VRbuilder, which gives the VRML file.
>         The VRML file is not an image and therefore cannot be directly
>         compared with the clinical X-ray image.  So I need to explore a
>         software to be able to orient the CAE model and take a
>         radiographic image of this model. In the mean time, I wish this
>         software can be compatible with the exiting Matlab codes in
>         order to automatize the whole imaging processing process. As far
>         as I know, XRaySim can orient the CAE model and take a
>         radiographic image of this model. I wonder if ITK is able to
>         manipulate the XRaySim. If ITK does, could I use Matlab to
>         manipulate ITK afterwards? If anyone else has the experience to
>         deal with the similar problem I have encountered, could you
>         please tell me what the best solution will be?   Many thanks,
>         Lu            
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