NAME
ConvertImagePixelType - part of ANTS registration suite
SYNOPSIS
ConvertImagePixelType infile.nii out.ext TYPE-OPTION
DESCRIPTION
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ext is the extension you want, e.g. tif. TYPE-OPTION : TYPE
- 0
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: char
- 1
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: unsigned char
- 2
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: short
- 3
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: unsigned short
- 4
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: int
- 5
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: unsigned int
- Note that some pixel types are not supported by some image formats. e.g.
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int is not supported by jpg.
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You can easily extend this for other pixel types with a few lines of code and adding usage info. The image intensity will be scaled to the dynamic range of the pixel type. E.g. uchar => 0 (min), 255 (max).