Hi

After segmentation of my T1 MRI ( INSECT Louis Collins lab) into 12 tissue types, I got a 001_labels.mnc file containing values from 0 to 12 ( integer values) coded as unsigned byte
 
>>mincinfo 001_labels.mnc
file: 001_labels.mnc
image: unsigned byte 0 to 12
image dimensions: xspace zspace yspace
    dimension name         length         step        start
    --------------         ------         ----        -----
    xspace                    192            1     -91.7514
    zspace                    256            1         -127
    yspace                    256            1     -100.539
 
 
 

Then i used mincresample  -like N3_S001.mnc 001_labels.mnc 001_labels_r.mnc to get the same step than my anatomy N3_S001.mnc >> !mincinfo N3_S001.mnc

>>mincinfo N3_S001.mnc
file: N3_S001.mnc
image: unsigned short 0 to 4095
image dimensions: xspace zspace yspace
    dimension name         length         step        start
    --------------         ------         ----        -----
    xspace                    192            1     -91.7514
    zspace                    256           -1          128
    yspace                    256           -1      154.461


 
 
>>mincinfo 001_labels_r.mnc
file: 001_labels_r.mnc
image: unsigned byte 0 to 12
image dimensions: xspace zspace yspace
    dimension name         length         step        start
    --------------         ------         ----        -----
    xspace                    192            1     -91.7514
    zspace                    256           -1          128
    yspace                    256           -1      154.461


I checked using anatomist that values are still integers values between 0 and 12


PROBLEMS:

I tried to extract the file 001_labels_r.mnc  into matlab using 
 
>> [hdr,vol] = niak_read_minc(001_labels_r.mnc ); % version 6.4.1

1))
Unfortunately the values inside the vol variable were not integer values anymore ( e.g i get 7.33,...), so i started to look into the code for solving the issue.
More surprising, i am not able to reproduce the problem when i extract the original 001_labels.mnc ( In this case all is fine, output values are integers values ( double type) )

2))
I tried to use the precision variable:  [hdr,vol] = niak_read_minc(001_labels_r.mnc,'unsigned'); 
but i got error with fread because 'unsigned' is not recognised by fread

I got the solution without calling niak_read_minc.m

hdr = niak_read_hdr_minc(filename);
[flag,str_info] = system(cat(2,'minctoraw -','unsigned',' -normalize ',filename,' > ','./tmp/001_labels_r.dat'));
hf = fopen('./tmp/001_labels_r.dat','r');
vol = fread(hf,prod(hdr.info.dimensions));
vol = reshape(vol,hdr.info.dimensions);

vol is now a double type matrix containing values between 0 and 12 ( integer values)

The problem in the function niak_read_minc.m is that the precision variable is the same for the call to minctoraw and fread
which can lead to bugs it could be unrecognised in many case by fread. am I  right ??
 am

3)) In all the case i cannot figure out why after using mincresample ( i used nearest neighbour opt but same thing) this kind of behavior happens.
If you have any idea ?


thank you very much
Best regards
Alexis

Ok I got the final solution

i should have resampled my data with more options
mincresample -keep_real_range -unsigned -clobber -like N3_S001.mnc 001_labels.mnc 001_labels_r.mnc

In this case niak_read_minc works as expected :). I am sorry if i created confusion among users !


I have still one question:

It is possible we get a error if we use the precision input variable  ?
e.g: [hdr,vol] = niak_read_minc(001_labels_r.mnc,'unsigned')  because 'unsigned' is not recognised by fread