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NAME
ImageMath - part of ANTS registration suite
SYNOPSIS
ImageMath ImageDimension <OutputImage.ext> [operations and inputs] <Image1.ext>
<Image2.ext>
DESCRIPTION
Usage Information
ImageDimension: 2 or 3 (for 2 or 3 dimensional operations). ImageDimension: 4 (for
operations on 4D file, e.g. time-series data). Operator: See list of valid
operators below. The last two arguments can be an image or float value NB: Some
options output text files
Mathematical Operations:
m : Multiply --- use vm for vector multiply
+ : Add --- use v+ for vector add
- : Subtract --- use v- for vector subtract
/ : Divide
^ : Power
max : voxelwise max
exp : Take exponent exp(imagevalue*value)
addtozero
: add image-b to image-a only over points where image-a has zero values
overadd
: replace image-a pixel with image-b pixel if image-b pixel is non-zero
abs : absolute value
total : Sums up values in an image or in image1*image2 (img2 is the probability mask)
mean : Average of values in an image or in image1*image2 (img2 is the probability mask)
vtotal : Sums up volumetrically weighted values in an image or in image1*image2 (img2 is
the probability mask)
Decision
: Computes result=1./(1.+exp(-1.0*( pix1-0.25)/pix2))
Neg : Produce image negative
Spatial Filtering:
Project Image1.ext axis-a which-projection
: Project an image along axis a, which-projection=0(sum, 1=max, 2=min)
G Image1.ext s
: Smooth with Gaussian of sigma = s
MD Image1.ext s
: Morphological Dilation with radius s
ME Image1.ext s
: Morphological Erosion with radius s
MO Image1.ext s
: Morphological Opening with radius s
MC Image1.ext s
: Morphological Closing with radius s
GD Image1.ext s
: Grayscale Dilation with radius s
GE Image1.ext s
: Grayscale Erosion with radius s
GO Image1.ext s
: Grayscale Opening with radius s
GC Image1.ext s
: Grayscale Closing with radius s
BlobDetector Image1.ext NumberOfBlobsToExtract
Optional-Input-Image2 Blob-2-out.nii.gz N-Blobs-To-Match : blob detection by
searching for local extrema of the Laplacian of the Gassian (LoG)
Example matching 6 best blobs from 2 images: ImageMath 2 blob.nii.gz BlobDetector
image1.nii.gz 1000 image2.nii.gz blob2.nii.gz 6
MatchBlobs Image1.ext Image1LM.ext Image2.ext
Transform Image: Translate InImage.ext x [ y z ]
Time Series Operations:
CompCorrAuto : Outputs a csv file containing global signal vector and N comp-corr
eigenvectors determined from PCA of the high-variance voxels.
Also outputs a comp-corr + global signal corrected 4D image as well as a 3D image
measuring the time series variance. Requires a label image with label 1
identifying voxels in the brain.
ImageMath 4 ${out}compcorr.nii.gz ThreeTissueConfounds ${out}.nii.gz
${out}seg.nii.gz 1 3 : Outputs average global, CSF and WM signals. Requires a
label image with 3 labels , csf, gm , wm .
Usage : ThreeTissueConfounds 4D_TimeSeries.nii.gz LabeLimage.nii.gz csf-label wm-label
TimeSeriesSubset : Outputs n 3D image sub-volumes extracted uniformly from the
input time-series 4D image.
Usage : TimeSeriesSubset 4D_TimeSeries.nii.gz n
TimeSeriesDisassemble : Outputs n 3D image volumes for each time-point in
time-series 4D image.
Usage : TimeSeriesDisassemble 4D_TimeSeries.nii.gz
TimeSeriesAssemble : Outputs a 4D time-series image from a list of 3D volumes.
Usage : TimeSeriesAssemble time_spacing time_origin *images.nii.gz
TimeSeriesToMatrix : Converts a 4D image + mask to matrix (stored as csv file)
where rows are time and columns are space .
Usage : TimeSeriesToMatrix 4D_TimeSeries.nii.gz mask
TimeSeriesSimpleSubtraction : Outputs a 3D mean pair-wise difference list of 3D
volumes.
Usage : TimeSeriesSimpleSubtraction image.nii.gz
TimeSeriesSurroundSubtraction : Outputs a 3D mean pair-wise difference list of 3D
volumes.
Usage : TimeSeriesSurroundSubtraction image.nii.gz
TimeSeriesSincSubtraction : Outputs a 3D mean pair-wise difference list of 3D
volumes.
Usage : TimeSeriesSincSubtraction image.nii.gz
SplitAlternatingTimeSeries : Outputs 2 3D time series
Usage : SplitAlternatingTimeSeries image.nii.gz
ComputeTimeSeriesLeverage : Outputs a csv file that identifies the raw leverage and
normalized leverage for each time point in the 4D image.
leverage, here, is the difference of the time-point image from the average of the n
images. the normalized leverage is = average( sum_k abs(Leverage(t)-Leverage(k))
)/Leverage(t).
Usage : ComputeTimeSeriesLeverage 4D_TimeSeries.nii.gz k_neighbors
SliceTimingCorrection : Outputs a slice-timing corrected 4D time series
Usage : SliceTimingCorrection image.nii.gz sliceTiming [sinc / bspline] [sincRadius=4 /
bsplineOrder=3]
PASL : computes the PASL model of CBF
f = rac{ lambda DeltaM }
{ 2 alpha M_0 TI_1 exp( - TI_2 / T_{1a} ) }
Usage : PASL 3D/4D_TimeSeries.nii.gz BoolFirstImageIsControl M0Image parameter_list.txt
pCASL : computes the pCASL model of CBF f = rac{ lambda DeltaM R_{1a}
}
{ 2 alpha M_0 [ exp( - w R_{1a} ) - exp( -w ( au + w ) R_{1a}) ] }
Usage : pCASL 3D/4D_TimeSeries.nii.gz parameter_list.txt
PASLQuantifyCBF : Outputs a 3D CBF image in ml/100g/min from a magnetization ratio
image
Usage : PASLQuantifyCBF mag_ratio.nii.gz [TI1=700] [TI2=1900] [T1blood=1664] [Lambda=0.9]
[Alpha=0.95] [SliceDelay-45]
Tensor Operations:
4DTensorTo3DTensor
: Outputs a 3D_DT_Image with the same information.
Usage : 4DTensorTo3DTensor 4D_DTImage.ext
ComponentTo3DTensor
: Outputs a 3D_DT_Image with the same information as component images.
Usage : ComponentTo3DTensor component_image_prefix[xx,xy,xz,yy,yz,zz] extension
ExtractComponentFrom3DTensor
: Outputs a component images.
Usage : ExtractComponentFrom3DTensor dtImage.ext which={xx,xy,xz,yy,yz,zz}
ExtractVectorComponent: Produces the WhichVec component of the vector
Usage : ExtractVectorComponent VecImage WhichVec
TensorColor
: Produces RGB values identifying principal directions
Usage : TensorColor DTImage.ext
TensorFA
:
Usage : TensorFA DTImage.ext
TensorFADenominator
:
Usage : TensorFADenominator DTImage.ext
TensorFANumerator
:
Usage : TensorFANumerator DTImage.ext
TensorIOTest
: Will write the DT image back out ... tests I/O processes for consistency.
Usage : TensorIOTest DTImage.ext
TensorMeanDiffusion
: Mean of the eigenvalues
Usage : TensorMeanDiffusion DTImage.ext
TensorRadialDiffusion
: Mean of the two smallest eigenvalues
Usage : TensorRadialDiffusion DTImage.ext
TensorAxialDiffusion
: Largest eigenvalue, equivalent to TensorEigenvalue DTImage.ext 2
Usage : TensorAxialDiffusion DTImage.ext
TensorEigenvalue
: Gets a single eigenvalue 0-2, where 0 = smallest, 2 = largest
Usage : TensorEigenvalue DTImage.ext WhichInd
TensorToVector
: Produces vector field identifying one of the principal directions, 2 = largest
eigenvalue
Usage : TensorToVector DTImage.ext WhichVec
TensorToVectorComponent: 0 => 2 produces component of the principal vector field
(largest eigenvalue). 3 = 8 => gets values from the tensor
Usage : TensorToVectorComponent DTImage.ext WhichVec
TensorMask
: Mask a tensor image, sets background tensors to zero or to isotropic tensors with
specified mean diffusivity
Usage : TensorMask DTImage.ext mask.ext [ backgroundMD = 0 ]
FuseNImagesIntoNDVectorField
: Create ND field from N input scalar images
Usage : FuseNImagesIntoNDVectorField imagex imagey imagez
Label Fusion:
MajorityVoting : Select label with most votes from candidates
Usage: MajorityVoting LabelImage1.nii.gz .. LabelImageN.nii.gz
CorrelationVoting : Select label with local correlation weights
Usage: CorrelationVoting Template.ext IntenistyImages* LabelImages*
{Optional-Radius=5}
STAPLE : Select label using STAPLE method
Usage: STAPLE confidence-weighting LabelImages* Note: Gives probabilistic output
(float)
MostLikely : Select label from from maximum probabilistic segmentations
Usage: MostLikely probabilityThreshold ProbabilityImages*
AverageLabels : Select label using STAPLE method
Usage: STAPLE LabelImages* Note: Gives probabilistic output (float)
Image Metrics & Info:
PearsonCorrelation: r-value from intesities of two images
Usage: PearsonCorrelation image1.ext image2.ext {Optional-mask.ext}
NeighborhoodCorrelation: local correlations
Usage: NeighborhoodCorrelation image1.ext image2.ext {Optional-radius=5}
{Optional-image-mask}
NormalizedCorrelation: r-value from intesities of two images
Usage: NormalizedCorrelation image1.ext image2.ext {Optional-image-mask}
Demons:
Usage: Demons image1.ext image2.ext
Mattes: mutual information
Usage: Mattes image1.ext image2.ext {Optional-number-bins=32} {Optional-image-mask}
Unclassified Operators:
ReflectionMatrix : Create a reflection matrix about an axis
out.mat ReflectionMatrix image_in axis
MakeAffineTransform : Create an itk affine transform matrix
ClosestSimplifiedHeaderMatrix : does what it says ... image-in, image-out Byte
: Convert to Byte image in [0,255]
CompareHeadersAndImages: Tries to find and fix header errors. Outputs a repaired
image with new header.
Never use this if you trust your header information.
Usage : CompareHeadersAndImages Image1 Image2
ConvertImageSetToMatrix: Each row/column contains image content extracted from mask
applied to images in *img.nii
Usage : ConvertImageSetToMatrix rowcoloption Mask.nii *images.nii
ConvertImageSetToMatrix output can be an image type or csv file type.
RandomlySampleImageSetToCSV: N random samples are selected from each image in a
list
Usage : RandomlySampleImageSetToCSV N_samples *images.nii
RandomlySampleImageSetToCSV outputs a csv file type.
FrobeniusNormOfMatrixDifference: take the difference between two itk-transform
matrices and then compute the frobenius norm
Usage : FrobeniusNormOfMatrixDifference mat1 mat2
ConvertImageSetToEigenvectors: Each row/column contains image content extracted
from mask applied to images in *img.nii
Usage : ConvertImageSetToEigenvectors N_Evecs Mask.nii *images.nii
ConvertImageSetToEigenvectors output will be a csv file for each label value > 0 in
the mask.
ConvertImageToFile
: Writes voxel values to a file
Usage : ConvertImageToFile imagevalues.nii {Optional-ImageMask.nii}
ConvertLandmarkFile
: Converts landmark file between formats. See ANTS.pdf for description of formats.
Usage : ConvertLandmarkFile InFile.txt
Example 1
: ImageMath 3 outfile.vtk ConvertLandmarkFile infile.txt
ConvertToGaussian
:
Usage : ConvertToGaussian TValueImage sigma-float
ConvertVectorToImage
: The vector contains image content extracted from a mask. Here the vector is
returned to its spatial origins as image content
Usage : ConvertVectorToImage Mask.nii vector.nii
CorrelationUpdate
: In voxels, compute update that makes Image2 more like Image1.
Usage : CorrelationUpdate Image1.ext Image2.ext RegionRadius
CountVoxelDifference
: The where function from IDL
Usage : CountVoxelDifference Image1 Image2 Mask
CorruptImage
:
Usage : CorruptImage Image NoiseLevel Smoothing
D : Danielson Distance Transform
MaurerDistance : Maurer distance transform (much faster than Danielson)
Usage : MaurerDistance inputImage {foreground=1}
DiceAndMinDistSum
: Outputs DiceAndMinDistSum and Dice Overlap to text log file + optional distance
image
Usage : DiceAndMinDistSum LabelImage1.ext LabelImage2.ext OptionalDistImage
EnumerateLabelInterfaces:
Usage : EnumerateLabelInterfaces ImageIn ColoredImageOutname NeighborFractionToIgnore
ClusterThresholdVariate
: for sparse estimation
Usage : ClusterThresholdVariate image mask MinClusterSize
ExtractSlice
: Extracts slice number from last dimension of volume (2,3,4) dimensions
Usage : ExtractSlice volume.nii.gz slicetoextract
FastMarchingSegmentation: final output is the propagated label image. Optional
stopping value: higher values allow more distant propagation
Usage : FastMarchingSegmentation speed/binaryimagemask.ext initiallabelimage.ext
Optional-Stopping-Value
FillHoles
: Parameter = ratio of edge at object to edge at background; --
Parameter = 1 is a definite hole bounded by object only, 0.99 is close Default of
parameter > 1 will fill all holes
Usage : FillHoles Image.ext parameter
InPaint
: very simple inpainting --- assumes zero values should be inpainted
Usage : InPaint #iterations
PeronaMalik
: anisotropic diffusion w/varying conductance param (0.25 in example below)
Usage : PeronaMalik image #iterations conductance
Convolve
: convolve input image with kernel image
Usage : Convolve inputImage kernelImage {normalize=1}
Finite : replace non-finite values with finite-value (default = 0)
Usage : Finite Image.exdt {replace-value=0}
LabelSurfaceArea
:
Usage : LabelSurfaceArea ImageIn {MaxRad-Default=1}
FlattenImage
: Replaces values greater than %ofMax*Max to the value %ofMax*Max
Usage : FlattenImage Image %ofMax
GetLargestComponent
: Get the largest object in an image
Usage : GetLargestComponent InputImage {MinObjectSize}
Grad : Gradient magnitude with sigma s (if normalize, then output in range [0, 1])
Usage : Grad Image.ext s normalize?
HistogramMatch
:
Usage : HistogramMatch SourceImage ReferenceImage {NumberBins-Default=255}
{NumberPoints-Default=64} {useThresholdAtMeanIntensity=false}
RescaleImage
:
Usage : RescaleImage InputImage min max
WindowImage
:
Usage : WindowImage InputImage windowMinimum windowMaximum outputMinimum outputMaximum
NeighborhoodStats
:
Usage : NeighborhoodStats inputImage whichStat radius whichStat: 1 = min, 2
= max, 3 = variance, 4 = sigma, 5 = skewness, 6 = kurtosis, 7 = entropy
InvId : computes the inverse-consistency of two deformations and write the inverse
consistency error image
Usage : InvId VectorFieldName VectorFieldName
ReplicateDisplacement
: replicate a ND displacement to a ND+1 image
Usage : ReplicateDisplacement VectorFieldName TimeDims TimeSpacing TimeOrigin
ReplicateImage
: replicate a ND image to a ND+1 image
Usage : ReplicateImage ImageName TimeDims TimeSpacing TimeOrigin
ShiftImageSlicesInTime
: shift image slices by one
Usage : ShiftImageSlicesInTime ImageName shift-amount-default-1
shift-dim-default-last-dim
LabelStats
: Compute volumes / masses of objects in a label image. Writes to text file
Usage : LabelStats labelimage.ext valueimage.nii
Laplacian
: Laplacian computed with sigma s (if normalize, then output in range [0, 1])
Usage : Laplacian Image.ext s normalize?
Canny : Canny edge detector
Usage : Canny Image.ext sigma lowerThresh upperThresh
Lipschitz
: Computes the Lipschitz norm of a vector field
Usage : Lipschitz VectorFieldName
MakeImage
:
Usage : MakeImage SizeX SizeY {SizeZ};
MTR : Computes the magnetization transfer ratio ( (M0-M1)/M0 ) and truncates values to
[0,1]
Usage : MTR M0Image M1Image [MaskImage];
Normalize
: Normalize to [0,1]. Option instead divides by average value. If opt is a mask
image, then we normalize by mean intensity in the mask ROI.
Usage : Normalize Image.ext opt
PadImage
: If Pad-Number is negative, de-Padding occurs
Usage : PadImage ImageIn Pad-Number
SigmoidImage
:
Usage : SigmoidImage ImageIn [alpha=1.0] [beta=0.0]
Sharpen
:
Usage : Sharpen ImageIn
CenterImage2inImage1
:
Usage : ReferenceImageSpace ImageToCenter
PH : Print Header
PoissonDiffusion
: Solves Poisson's equation in a designated region using non-zero sources
Usage : PoissonDiffusion inputImage labelImage [sigma=1.0] [regionLabel=1]
[numberOfIterations=500] [convergenceThreshold=1e-10]
PropagateLabelsThroughMask: Final output is the propagated label image. Optional
stopping value: higher values allow more distant propagation
Usage : PropagateLabelsThroughMask speed/binaryimagemask.nii.gz initiallabelimage.nii.gz
Optional-Stopping-Value 0/1/2
0/1/2 => 0, no topology constraint, 1 - strict topology constraint, 2 - no handles
PValueImage
:
Usage : PValueImage TValueImage dof
RemoveLabelInterfaces:
Usage : RemoveLabelInterfaces ImageIn
ReplaceVoxelValue: replace voxels in the range [a,b] in the input image with c
Usage : ReplaceVoxelValue inputImage a b c
ROIStatistics
: computes anatomical locations, cluster size and mass of a stat image which should
be in the same physical space (but not nec same resolution) as the label image.
Usage : ROIStatistics LabelNames.txt labelimage.ext valueimage.nii
SetOrGetPixel
:
Usage : SetOrGetPixel ImageIn Get/Set-Value IndexX IndexY {IndexZ}
Example 1
: ImageMath 2 outimage.nii SetOrGetPixel Image Get 24 34; Gets the value at 24, 34
Example 2
: ImageMath 2 outimage.nii SetOrGetPixel Image 1.e9 24 34; This sets 1.e9 as the
value at 23 34
You can also pass a boolean at the end to force the physical space to be used
SetTimeSpacing
: sets spacing for last dimension
Usage : SetTimeSpacing Image.ext tspacing
SetTimeSpacingWarp
: sets spacing for last dimension
Usage : SetTimeSpacingWarp Warp.ext tspacing
stack : Will put 2 images in the same volume
Usage : Stack Image1.ext Image2.ext
ThresholdAtMean
: See the code
Usage : ThresholdAtMean Image %ofMean
TileImages
:
Usage : TileImages NumColumns ImageList*
TriPlanarView
:
Usage : TriPlanarView ImageIn.nii.gz PercentageToClampLowIntensity
PercentageToClampHiIntensity x-slice y-slice z-slice
TruncateImageIntensity:
Usage : TruncateImageIntensity InputImage.ext {lowerQuantile=0.05} {upperQuantile=0.95}
{numberOfBins=65} {binary-maskImage}
Where : The where function from IDL
Usage : Where Image ValueToLookFor maskImage-option tolerance