Convert Label Map to Normal Image#

Synopsis#

Convert a LabelMap to a normal image with different values representing each region

Results#

image.png#

Code#

C++#

#include "itkImage.h"
#include "itkImageFileWriter.h"
#include "itkImageRegionIterator.h"
#include "itkBinaryImageToLabelMapFilter.h"
#include "itkLabelMapToLabelImageFilter.h"

using ImageType = itk::Image<unsigned char, 2>;
static void
CreateImage(ImageType::Pointer image);

int
main()
{
  auto image = ImageType::New();
  CreateImage(image);

  using BinaryImageToLabelMapFilterType = itk::BinaryImageToLabelMapFilter<ImageType>;
  auto binaryImageToLabelMapFilter = BinaryImageToLabelMapFilterType::New();
  binaryImageToLabelMapFilter->SetInput(image);
  binaryImageToLabelMapFilter->Update();

  using LabelMapToLabelImageFilterType =
    itk::LabelMapToLabelImageFilter<BinaryImageToLabelMapFilterType::OutputImageType, ImageType>;
  auto labelMapToLabelImageFilter = LabelMapToLabelImageFilterType::New();
  labelMapToLabelImageFilter->SetInput(binaryImageToLabelMapFilter->GetOutput());
  labelMapToLabelImageFilter->Update();

  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

void
CreateImage(ImageType::Pointer image)
{
  // Create a black image with a white square
  ImageType::IndexType start;
  start.Fill(0);

  ImageType::SizeType size;
  size.Fill(20);

  ImageType::RegionType region;
  region.SetSize(size);
  region.SetIndex(start);
  image->SetRegions(region);
  image->Allocate();

  itk::ImageRegionIterator<ImageType> imageIterator(image, image->GetLargestPossibleRegion());

  // Make a square
  while (!imageIterator.IsAtEnd())
  {
    if ((imageIterator.GetIndex()[0] > 5 && imageIterator.GetIndex()[0] < 10) &&
        (imageIterator.GetIndex()[1] > 5 && imageIterator.GetIndex()[1] < 10))
    {
      imageIterator.Set(255);
    }
    else
    {
      imageIterator.Set(0);
    }

    ++imageIterator;
  }

  itk::WriteImage(image, "image.png");
}