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Cast Image

Cast Image

Cast GUI

General Information

Module Type & Category

Type: CLI

Category: Filtering, Arithmetic

Authors, Collaborators & Contact

• Nicole Aucoin, Brigham and Women's Hospital
• ported from Slicer2
• Contact: Nicole Aucoin, nicole@bwh.harvard.edu

Module Description

Cast a volume to a given data type.

Use at your own risk when casting an input volume into a lower precision type!

Allows casting to the same type as the input volume.

Usage

Examples, Use Cases & Tutorials

• Useful for when an algorithm requires a specific data type for an input volume.

Quick Tour of Features and Use

List all the panels in your interface, their features, what they mean, and how to use them. For instance:

• Cast Image panel:
  • Select a parameter set
  • See the status of the module
• IO panel:
  • Select an input volume to cast
  • Select an output volume in which to place the cast results, or create a new one.
• Filter Settings panel:
  • Select the output type for the new volume:
    • Char: -128 to 128
    • Int: signed integer
    • Float: floating point
    • Unsigned Char (default): 0 to 255
    • Unsigned Int: positive integer
    • Double: double floating point
    • Short: short integer
    • Long: long integer
    • Unsigned Short: unsigned short integer
    • Unsigned Long: unsigned long integer

Development

Dependencies

The Volumes module is required for this module's use.

Known bugs

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Usability issues

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Source code & documentation

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Acknowledgment

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