enh: add a pure-Python interface to resample to specific resolutions

Author: oesteban

niworkflows/interfaces/images.py

@@ -18,6 +18,39 @@
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger('nipype.interface')
 
 
+class _RegridToZoomsInputSpec(BaseInterfaceInputSpec):
+    in_file = File(exists=True, mandatory=True,
+                   desc="a file whose resolution is to change")
+    zooms = traits.Tuple(traits.Float, traits.Float, traits.Float,
+                         mandatory=True, desc="the new resolution")
+    order = traits.Int(3, usedefault=True, desc="order of interpolator")
+    clip = traits.Bool(True, usedefault=True,
+                       desc="clip the data array within the original image's range")
+
+
+class _RegridToZoomsOutputSpec(TraitedSpec):
+    out_file = File(exists=True, dec="the regridded file")
+
+
+class RegridToZooms(SimpleInterface):
+    """Change the resolution of an image (regrid)."""
+
+    input_spec = _RegridToZoomsInputSpec
+    output_spec = _RegridToZoomsOutputSpec
+
+    def _run_interface(self, runtime):
+        from ..utils.images import resample_by_spacing
+        self._results["out_file"] = fname_presuffix(
+            self.inputs.in_file, suffix="_regrid", newpath=runtime.cwd)
+        resample_by_spacing(
+            self.inputs.in_file,
+            self.inputs.zooms,
+            order=self.inputs.order,
+            clip=self.inputs.clip,
+        ).to_filename(self._results["out_file"])
+        return runtime
+
+
 class _IntraModalMergeInputSpec(BaseInterfaceInputSpec):
     in_files = InputMultiPath(File(exists=True), mandatory=True,
                               desc='input files')

niworkflows/utils/images.py

@@ -127,3 +127,77 @@ def dseg_label(in_seg, label, newpath=None):
     new.set_data_dtype(np.uint8)
     new.to_filename(out_file)
     return out_file
+
+
+def resample_by_spacing(in_file, zooms, order=3, clip=True):
+    """Regrid the input image to match the new zooms."""
+    from pathlib import Path
+    import numpy as np
+    import nibabel as nb
+    from scipy.ndimage import map_coordinates
+
+    if isinstance(in_file, (str, Path)):
+        in_file = nb.load(in_file)
+
+    hdr = in_file.header.copy()
+    dtype = hdr.get_data_dtype()
+    data = np.asanyarray(in_file.dataobj)
+    zooms = np.array(zooms)
+
+    # Calculate the factors to normalize voxel size to the specific zooms
+    pre_zooms = np.array(in_file.header.get_zooms()[:3])
+
+    # Calculate an affine aligned with cardinal axes, for simplicity
+    card = nb.affines.from_matvec(np.diag(pre_zooms))
+    extent = card[:3, :3].dot(np.array(in_file.shape[:3]))
+    card[:3, 3] = -0.5 * extent
+
+    # Cover the FoV with the new grid
+    new_size = np.ceil(extent / zooms).astype(int)
+    offset = (extent - np.diag(zooms).dot(new_size)) * 0.5
+    new_card = nb.affines.from_matvec(np.diag(zooms), card[:3, 3] + offset)
+
+    # Calculate the new indexes
+    new_grid = np.array(np.meshgrid(
+        np.arange(new_size[0]),
+        np.arange(new_size[1]),
+        np.arange(new_size[2]),
+        indexing="ij")
+    ).reshape((3, -1))
+
+    # Calculate the locations of the new samples, w.r.t. the original grid
+    ijk = np.linalg.inv(card).dot(new_card.dot(
+        np.vstack((new_grid, np.ones((1, new_grid.shape[1]))))
+    ))
+
+    # Resample data in the new grid
+    resampled = map_coordinates(
+        data,
+        ijk[:3, :],
+        output=dtype,
+        order=order,
+        mode="constant",
+        cval=0,
+        prefilter=True,
+    ).reshape(new_size)
+    if clip:
+        resampled = np.clip(resampled, min=data.min(), max=data.max())
+
+    # Prepare output x-forms
+    sform, scode = hdr.get_sform(coded=True)
+    qform, qcode = hdr.get_qform(coded=True)
+
+    # Get the original image's affine
+    affine = in_file.affine
+    # Determine rotations w.r.t. cardinal axis and eccentricity
+    rot = affine.dot(np.linalg.inv(card))
+    # Apply to the new cardinal, so that the resampling is consistent
+    new_affine = rot.dot(new_card)
+
+    if scode != 0:
+        hdr.set_sform(new_affine.dot(np.linalg.inv(affine).dot(sform)), code=int(scode))
+    if qcode != 0:
+        hdr.set_qform(new_affine.dot(np.linalg.inv(affine).dot(qform)), code=int(qcode))
+
+    # Create a new x-form affine, aligned with cardinal axes, 1mm3 and centered.
+    return nb.Nifti1Image(resampled, new_affine, hdr)

niworkflows/utils/tests/test_images.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 import pytest
-from ..images import update_header_fields, overwrite_header, dseg_label
+from ..images import update_header_fields, overwrite_header, dseg_label, resample_by_spacing
 
 
 def random_image():
@@ -86,3 +86,28 @@ def test_dseg_label(tmp_path):
 
     new_im = nb.load(dseg_label(fname, label=2, newpath=tmp_path))
     assert np.all((data == 2).astype('int16') == np.int16(new_im.dataobj))
+
+
+def test_resample_by_spacing():
+    """Check the output zooms and data."""
+    img_shape = (193, 229, 193)  # Size from MNI152NLin2009cAsym, res=1
+    img_affine = nb.affines.from_matvec(np.eye(3), (-96, -132, -78))
+
+    data = np.random.normal(size=img_shape).astype(float)
+    new_affine = nb.affines.from_matvec(2.0 * np.eye(3), (-96.5, -132.5, -78.5))
+
+    nii = nb.Nifti1Image(data, img_affine, None)
+    nii.set_qform(img_affine, code=4)
+    resampled = resample_by_spacing(nii, (2.0, 2.0, 2.0), order=1, clip=False)
+    assert resampled.header.get_zooms()[:3] == (2.0, 2.0, 2.0)
+    assert np.all(resampled.affine == new_affine)
+
+    # Create a rotation matrix
+    rot = nb.affines.from_matvec(nb.eulerangles.euler2mat(0.01, 0.02, 0.004))
+    # Check this works with oblique images
+    nii = nb.Nifti1Image(data, rot.dot(img_affine), None)
+    nii.set_qform(img_affine, code=4)
+    nii.set_sform(rot.dot(img_affine), code=4)
+    resampled = resample_by_spacing(nii, (2.0, 2.0, 2.0), order=1, clip=False)
+    assert resampled.header.get_zooms()[:3] == (2.0, 2.0, 2.0)
+    assert np.allclose(resampled.affine, rot.dot(new_affine))