itkLandmarkSpatialObject.h

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  Module:    itkLandmarkSpatialObject.h
  Language:  C++
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#ifndef __itkLandmarkSpatialObject_h
#define __itkLandmarkSpatialObject_h

#include <list>

#include "itkPointBasedSpatialObject.h"
#include "itkSpatialObjectPoint.h"

namespace itk 
{

/** 
* \class LandmarkSpatialObject
* \brief Representation of a Landmark based on the spatial object classes.
*
* The Landmark is basically defined by a set of points which are inside this blob
*
* \sa SpatialObjectPoint
*/

template < unsigned int TDimension = 3 >
class LandmarkSpatialObject 
  :public PointBasedSpatialObject<  TDimension >
{

public:

  typedef LandmarkSpatialObject                       Self;
  typedef PointBasedSpatialObject< TDimension>        Superclass;
  typedef SmartPointer < Self >                       Pointer;
  typedef SmartPointer < const Self >                 ConstPointer;
  typedef double                                      ScalarType;
  typedef SpatialObjectPoint< TDimension >            LandmarkPointType; 
  typedef std::vector < LandmarkPointType >           PointListType;
  typedef typename Superclass::SpatialObjectPointType SpatialObjectPointType;
  typedef typename Superclass::PointType              PointType;
  typedef typename Superclass::TransformType          TransformType;
  typedef typename Superclass::BoundingBoxType        BoundingBoxType;
  typedef VectorContainer<unsigned long,PointType>    PointContainerType;
  typedef SmartPointer<PointContainerType>            PointContainerPointer;

  /** Method for creation through the object factory. */
  itkNewMacro( Self );

  /** Method for creation through the object factory. */
  itkTypeMacro( LandmarkSpatialObject, PointBasedSpatialObject );
  
  /** Returns a reference to the list of the Landmark points. */
  PointListType & GetPoints( void );

  /** Returns a reference to the list of the Landmark points. */
  const PointListType & GetPoints( void ) const;

  /** Set the list of Landmark points.*/
  void SetPoints( PointListType & newPoints );

  
  /** Return a point in the list given the index */
  const SpatialObjectPointType* GetPoint(unsigned long id) const {return &(m_Points[id]);}

  /** Return a point in the list given the index */
  SpatialObjectPointType* GetPoint(unsigned long id) {return &(m_Points[id]);}
  
  /** Return the number of points in the list */
  unsigned long GetNumberOfPoints(void) const {return m_Points.size();}

  /** Returns true if the Landmark is evaluable at the requested point, 
   *  false otherwise. */
  bool IsEvaluableAt( const PointType & point, 
                      unsigned int depth=0, char *name = NULL ) const;

  /** Returns the value of the Landmark at that point.
   *  Currently this function returns a binary value,
   *  but it might want to return a degree of membership
   *  in case of fuzzy Landmarks. */
  bool ValueAt( const PointType & point, double & value,
                unsigned int depth=0, char *name = NULL ) const;

  /** Returns true if the point is inside the Landmark, false otherwise. */
  bool IsInside( const PointType & point,
                 unsigned int depth, char *name) const;

  /** Test whether a point is inside or outside the object 
   *  For computational speed purposes, it is faster if the method does not
   *  check the name of the class and the current depth */ 
  virtual bool IsInside( const PointType & point) const;

  /** Compute the boundaries of the Landmark. */
  bool ComputeLocalBoundingBox( void ) const;

protected:

  PointListType   m_Points;

  LandmarkSpatialObject();
  virtual ~LandmarkSpatialObject();

  /** Method to print the object. */
  virtual void PrintSelf( std::ostream& os, Indent indent ) const;
};

} // end namespace itk

#ifndef ITK_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION 
#include "itkLandmarkSpatialObject.txx" 
#endif 

#endif // __itkLandmarkSpatialObject_h