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Module Name

Checkerboard Filter

Two MR Images before registration. Checker pattern is 4,4,4

Two MR Images after registration. Checker pattern is 4,4,4

Module Type & Category

Type: CLI

Category: Filtering

Authors, Collaborators & Contact

• Author: Bill Lorensen
• Contact: bill.lorensen at gmail.com

Module Description

Create a checkerboard volume of two volumes. The output volume will show the two inputs alternating according to the user supplied checkerPattern. This filter is often used to compare the results of image registration. Note that the second input is resampled to the same origin, spacing and direction before it is composed with the first input. The scalar type of the output volume will be the same as the input image scalar type.

While this is currently a Command Line Module, in future versions of Slicer this capability will be provided as an interactive visualization technique.

Usage

CheckerBoard [--returnparameterfile

             <std::string>]
             [--processinformationaddress
             <std::string>] [--xml] [--echo]
             [--checkerPattern
             <std::vector<int>>] [--] [--version]
             [-h] <std::string> <std::string>
             <std::string>

Where:

  --returnparameterfile <std::string>
    Filename in which to write simple return parameters (int, float,
    int-vector, etc.) as opposed to bulk return parameters (image,
    geometry, transform, measurement, table).

  --processinformationaddress <std::string>
    Address of a structure to store process information (progress, abort,
    etc.). (default: 0)

  --xml
    Produce xml description of command line arguments (default: 0)

  --echo
    Echo the command line arguments (default: 0)

  --checkerPattern <std::vector<int>>
    The pattern of input 1 and input 2 in the output image. The user can
    specify the number of checkers in each dimension. A checkerPattern of
    2,2,1 means that images will alternate in every other checker in the
    first two dimensions. The same pattern will be used in the 3rd
    dimension. (default: 2,2,2)

  --,  --ignore_rest
    Ignores the rest of the labeled arguments following this flag.

  --version
    Displays version information and exits.

  -h,  --help
    Displays usage information and exits.

  <std::string>
    (required)  First Input volume

  <std::string>
    (required)  Second Input volume

  <std::string>
    (required)  Output filtered

Source code & documentation

Source Code: CheckerboardFilter.cxx

XML Description: CheckerboardFilter.xml

Documentation:

More Information

Acknowledgment

This work is part of the National Alliance for Medical Image Computing (NAMIC), funded by the National Institutes of Health through the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, Grant U54 EB005149. Information on the National Centers for Biomedical Computing can be obtained from National Centers for Biomedical Computing.