itkVolumeSplineKernelTransform.h

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#ifndef __itkVolumeSplineKernelTransform_h
#define __itkVolumeSplineKernelTransform_h

#include "itkKernelTransform.h"

namespace itk
{
/** \class VolumeSplineKernelTransform
 * This class defines the thin plate spline (TPS) transformation.
 * It is implemented in as straightforward a manner as possible from
 * the IEEE TMI paper by Davis, Khotanzad, Flamig, and Harms,
 * Vol. 16 No. 3 June 1997
 *
 * \ingroup Transforms
 */
template <class TScalarType,         // Data type for scalars (float or
                                                              // double)
          unsigned int NDimensions = 3>          // Number of dimensions
class ITK_EXPORT VolumeSplineKernelTransform : 
                public KernelTransform<   TScalarType, NDimensions>
{
public:
  /** Standard class typedefs. */
  typedef VolumeSplineKernelTransform                 Self;
  typedef KernelTransform<TScalarType, NDimensions>   Superclass;
  typedef SmartPointer<Self>                          Pointer;
  typedef SmartPointer<const Self>                    ConstPointer;
  
  /** New macro for creation of through a Smart Pointer */
  itkNewMacro( Self );

  /** Run-time type information (and related methods). */
  itkTypeMacro( VolumeSplineKernelTransform, KernelTransform );

  /** Scalar type. */
  typedef typename Superclass::ScalarType  ScalarType;

  /** Parameters type. */
  typedef typename Superclass::ParametersType  ParametersType;

  /** Jacobian Type */
  typedef typename Superclass::JacobianType  JacobianType;

  /** Dimension of the domain space. */
  itkStaticConstMacro(SpaceDimension, unsigned int,
                      Superclass::SpaceDimension);
                              
  /** These (rather redundant) typedefs are needed because on SGI, typedefs
   * are not inherited */
  typedef typename Superclass::InputPointType   InputPointType;
  typedef typename Superclass::OutputPointType  OutputPointType;
  typedef typename Superclass::InputVectorType  InputVectorType;
  typedef typename Superclass::OutputVectorType OutputVectorType;
  typedef typename Superclass::InputCovariantVectorType  
                                                InputCovariantVectorType;
  typedef typename Superclass::OutputCovariantVectorType 
                                                OutputCovariantVectorType;
  typedef typename Superclass::PointsIterator   PointsIterator;
    

protected:
  VolumeSplineKernelTransform() {};
  virtual ~VolumeSplineKernelTransform() {}
  
  /** These (rather redundant) typedefs are needed because on SGI, 
   * typedefs are not inherited. */
  typedef typename Superclass::GMatrixType GMatrixType;
  
  /** Compute G(x)
   * For the volume plate spline, this is:
   * G(x) = r(x)^3*I
   * \f$ G(x) = r(x)^3*I \f$
   * where
   * r(x) = Euclidean norm = sqrt[x1^2 + x2^2 + x3^2]
   * \f[ r(x) = \sqrt{ x_1^2 + x_2^2 + x_3^2 }  \f]
   * I = identity matrix. */
  virtual void ComputeG(const InputVectorType& landmarkVector,
                        GMatrixType & gmatrix) const;

  /** Compute the contribution of the landmarks weighted by the kernel 
   *  funcion to the global deformation of the space  */
  virtual void ComputeDeformationContribution(
                                  const InputPointType & inputPoint,
                                  OutputPointType & result ) const;

private:
  VolumeSplineKernelTransform(const Self&); //purposely not implemented
  void operator=(const Self&); //purposely not implemented

};

} // namespace itk

// Define instantiation macro for this template.
#define ITK_TEMPLATE_VolumeSplineKernelTransform(_, EXPORT, x, y) \
  namespace itk { \
    _(2(class EXPORT VolumeSplineKernelTransform< ITK_TEMPLATE_2 x >)) \
    namespace Templates { typedef \
          VolumeSplineKernelTransform< ITK_TEMPLATE_2 x > \
                                     VolumeSplineKernelTransform##y; } \
  }

#if ITK_TEMPLATE_EXPLICIT
# include "Templates/itkVolumeSplineKernelTransform+-.h"
#endif

#if ITK_TEMPLATE_TXX
# include "itkVolumeSplineKernelTransform.txx"
#endif

#endif // __itkVolumeSplineKernelTransform_h