interfaces.ants.segmentation

AntsJointFusion

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Wraps command antsJointFusion

Examples

>>> from nipype.interfaces.ants import AntsJointFusion
>>> antsjointfusion = AntsJointFusion()
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.out_label_fusion = 'ants_fusion_label_output.nii'
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.atlas_image = [ ['rc1s1.nii','rc1s2.nii'] ]
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.atlas_segmentation_image = ['segmentation0.nii.gz']
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.target_image = ['im1.nii']
>>> antsjointfusion.cmdline 
"antsJointFusion -a 0.1 -g ['rc1s1.nii', 'rc1s2.nii'] -l segmentation0.nii.gz -b 2.0 -o ants_fusion_label_output.nii -s 3x3x3 -t ['im1.nii']"
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.target_image = [ ['im1.nii', 'im2.nii'] ]
>>> antsjointfusion.cmdline 
"antsJointFusion -a 0.1 -g ['rc1s1.nii', 'rc1s2.nii'] -l segmentation0.nii.gz -b 2.0 -o ants_fusion_label_output.nii -s 3x3x3 -t ['im1.nii', 'im2.nii']"
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.atlas_image = [ ['rc1s1.nii','rc1s2.nii'],
...                                        ['rc2s1.nii','rc2s2.nii'] ]
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.atlas_segmentation_image = ['segmentation0.nii.gz',
...                                                    'segmentation1.nii.gz']
>>> antsjointfusion.cmdline 
"antsJointFusion -a 0.1 -g ['rc1s1.nii', 'rc1s2.nii'] -g ['rc2s1.nii', 'rc2s2.nii'] -l segmentation0.nii.gz -l segmentation1.nii.gz -b 2.0 -o ants_fusion_label_output.nii -s 3x3x3 -t ['im1.nii', 'im2.nii']"
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.dimension = 3
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.alpha = 0.5
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.beta = 1.0
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.patch_radius = [3,2,1]
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.search_radius = [3]
>>> antsjointfusion.cmdline 
"antsJointFusion -a 0.5 -g ['rc1s1.nii', 'rc1s2.nii'] -g ['rc2s1.nii', 'rc2s2.nii'] -l segmentation0.nii.gz -l segmentation1.nii.gz -b 1.0 -d 3 -o ants_fusion_label_output.nii -p 3x2x1 -s 3 -t ['im1.nii', 'im2.nii']"
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.search_radius = ['mask.nii']
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.verbose = True
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.exclusion_image = ['roi01.nii', 'roi02.nii']
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.exclusion_image_label = ['1','2']
>>> antsjointfusion.cmdline 
"antsJointFusion -a 0.5 -g ['rc1s1.nii', 'rc1s2.nii'] -g ['rc2s1.nii', 'rc2s2.nii'] -l segmentation0.nii.gz -l segmentation1.nii.gz -b 1.0 -d 3 -e 1[roi01.nii] -e 2[roi02.nii] -o ants_fusion_label_output.nii -p 3x2x1 -s mask.nii -t ['im1.nii', 'im2.nii'] -v"
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.out_label_fusion = 'ants_fusion_label_output.nii'
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.out_intensity_fusion_name_format = 'ants_joint_fusion_intensity_%d.nii.gz'
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.out_label_post_prob_name_format = 'ants_joint_fusion_posterior_%d.nii.gz'
>>> antsjointfusion.inputs.out_atlas_voting_weight_name_format = 'ants_joint_fusion_voting_weight_%d.nii.gz'
>>> antsjointfusion.cmdline 
"antsJointFusion -a 0.5 -g ['rc1s1.nii', 'rc1s2.nii'] -g ['rc2s1.nii', 'rc2s2.nii'] -l segmentation0.nii.gz -l segmentation1.nii.gz -b 1.0 -d 3 -e 1[roi01.nii] -e 2[roi02.nii]  -o [ants_fusion_label_output.nii, ants_joint_fusion_intensity_%d.nii.gz, ants_joint_fusion_posterior_%d.nii.gz, ants_joint_fusion_voting_weight_%d.nii.gz] -p 3x2x1 -s mask.nii -t ['im1.nii', 'im2.nii'] -v"

Inputs:

[Mandatory]
atlas_image: (a list of items which are a list of items which are an
         existing file name)
        The atlas image (or multimodal atlas images) assumed to be aligned
        to a common image domain.
        flag: -g %s...
atlas_segmentation_image: (a list of items which are an existing file
         name)
        The atlas segmentation images. For performing label fusion the
        number of specified segmentations should be identical to the number
        of atlas image sets.
        flag: -l %s...
target_image: (a list of items which are a list of items which are an
         existing file name)
        The target image (or multimodal target images) assumed to be aligned
        to a common image domain.
        flag: -t %s

[Optional]
alpha: (a float, nipype default value: 0.1)
        Regularization term added to matrix Mx for calculating the inverse.
        Default = 0.1
        flag: -a %s
args: (a unicode string)
        Additional parameters to the command
        flag: %s
beta: (a float, nipype default value: 2.0)
        Exponent for mapping intensity difference to the joint error.
        Default = 2.0
        flag: -b %s
constrain_nonnegative: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Constrain solution to non-negative weights.
        flag: -c
dimension: (3 or 2 or 4)
        This option forces the image to be treated as a specified-
        dimensional image. If not specified, the program tries to infer the
        dimensionality from the input image.
        flag: -d %d
environ: (a dictionary with keys which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str' and with values which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str', nipype default value: {})
        Environment variables
exclusion_image: (a list of items which are an existing file name)
        Specify an exclusion region for the given label.
exclusion_image_label: (a list of items which are a unicode string)
        Specify a label for the exclusion region.
        flag: -e %s
        requires: exclusion_image
ignore_exception: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Print an error message instead of throwing an exception in case the
        interface fails to run
mask_image: (an existing file name)
        If a mask image is specified, fusion is only performed in the mask
        region.
        flag: -x %s
num_threads: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 1)
        Number of ITK threads to use
out_atlas_voting_weight_name_format: (a unicode string)
        Optional atlas voting weight image file name format.
        requires: out_label_fusion, out_intensity_fusion_name_format,
         out_label_post_prob_name_format
out_intensity_fusion_name_format: (a unicode string)
        Optional intensity fusion image file name format.
out_label_fusion: (a file name)
        The output label fusion image.
        flag: %s
out_label_post_prob_name_format: (a unicode string)
        Optional label posterior probability image file name format.
        requires: out_label_fusion, out_intensity_fusion_name_format
patch_metric: ('PC' or 'MSQ')
        Metric to be used in determining the most similar neighborhood
        patch. Options include Pearson's correlation (PC) and mean squares
        (MSQ). Default = PC (Pearson correlation).
        flag: -m %s
patch_radius: (a list of items which are a value of class 'int')
        Patch radius for similarity measures.Default: 2x2x2
        flag: -p %s
retain_atlas_voting_images: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Retain atlas voting images. Default = false
        flag: -f
retain_label_posterior_images: (a boolean, nipype default value:
         False)
        Retain label posterior probability images. Requires atlas
        segmentations to be specified. Default = false
        flag: -r
        requires: atlas_segmentation_image
search_radius: (a list of from 1 to 3 items which are any value,
         nipype default value: [3, 3, 3])
        Search radius for similarity measures. Default = 3x3x3. One can also
        specify an image where the value at the voxel specifies the
        isotropic search radius at that voxel.
        flag: -s %s
terminal_output: ('stream' or 'allatonce' or 'file' or 'none')
        Control terminal output: `stream` - displays to terminal immediately
        (default), `allatonce` - waits till command is finished to display
        output, `file` - writes output to file, `none` - output is ignored
verbose: (a boolean)
        Verbose output.
        flag: -v

Outputs:

out_atlas_voting_weight_name_format: (a unicode string)
out_intensity_fusion_name_format: (a unicode string)
out_label_fusion: (an existing file name)
out_label_post_prob_name_format: (a unicode string)

Atropos

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Wraps command Atropos

A finite mixture modeling (FMM) segmentation approach with possibilities for specifying prior constraints. These prior constraints include the specification of a prior label image, prior probability images (one for each class), and/or an MRF prior to enforce spatial smoothing of the labels. Similar algorithms include FAST and SPM.

Examples

>>> from nipype.interfaces.ants import Atropos
>>> at = Atropos()
>>> at.inputs.dimension = 3
>>> at.inputs.intensity_images = 'structural.nii'
>>> at.inputs.mask_image = 'mask.nii'
>>> at.inputs.initialization = 'PriorProbabilityImages'
>>> at.inputs.prior_probability_images = ['rc1s1.nii', 'rc1s2.nii']
>>> at.inputs.number_of_tissue_classes = 2
>>> at.inputs.prior_weighting = 0.8
>>> at.inputs.prior_probability_threshold = 0.0000001
>>> at.inputs.likelihood_model = 'Gaussian'
>>> at.inputs.mrf_smoothing_factor = 0.2
>>> at.inputs.mrf_radius = [1, 1, 1]
>>> at.inputs.icm_use_synchronous_update = True
>>> at.inputs.maximum_number_of_icm_terations = 1
>>> at.inputs.n_iterations = 5
>>> at.inputs.convergence_threshold = 0.000001
>>> at.inputs.posterior_formulation = 'Socrates'
>>> at.inputs.use_mixture_model_proportions = True
>>> at.inputs.save_posteriors = True
>>> at.cmdline 
'Atropos --image-dimensionality 3 --icm [1,1] --initialization PriorProbabilityImages[2,priors/priorProbImages%02d.nii,0.8,1e-07] --intensity-image structural.nii --likelihood-model Gaussian --mask-image mask.nii --mrf [0.2,1x1x1] --convergence [5,1e-06] --output [structural_labeled.nii,POSTERIOR_%02d.nii.gz] --posterior-formulation Socrates[1] --use-random-seed 1'

Inputs:

[Mandatory]
initialization: ('Random' or 'Otsu' or 'KMeans' or
         'PriorProbabilityImages' or 'PriorLabelImage')
        flag: %s
        requires: number_of_tissue_classes
intensity_images: (a list of items which are an existing file name)
        flag: --intensity-image %s...
mask_image: (an existing file name)
        flag: --mask-image %s
number_of_tissue_classes: (an integer (int or long))

[Optional]
args: (a unicode string)
        Additional parameters to the command
        flag: %s
convergence_threshold: (a float)
        requires: n_iterations
dimension: (3 or 2 or 4, nipype default value: 3)
        image dimension (2, 3, or 4)
        flag: --image-dimensionality %d
environ: (a dictionary with keys which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str' and with values which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str', nipype default value: {})
        Environment variables
icm_use_synchronous_update: (a boolean)
        flag: %s
ignore_exception: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Print an error message instead of throwing an exception in case the
        interface fails to run
likelihood_model: (a unicode string)
        flag: --likelihood-model %s
maximum_number_of_icm_terations: (an integer (int or long))
        requires: icm_use_synchronous_update
mrf_radius: (a list of items which are an integer (int or long))
        requires: mrf_smoothing_factor
mrf_smoothing_factor: (a float)
        flag: %s
n_iterations: (an integer (int or long))
        flag: %s
num_threads: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 1)
        Number of ITK threads to use
out_classified_image_name: (a file name)
        flag: %s
output_posteriors_name_template: (a unicode string, nipype default
         value: POSTERIOR_%02d.nii.gz)
posterior_formulation: (a unicode string)
        flag: %s
prior_probability_images: (a list of items which are an existing file
         name)
prior_probability_threshold: (a float)
        requires: prior_weighting
prior_weighting: (a float)
save_posteriors: (a boolean)
terminal_output: ('stream' or 'allatonce' or 'file' or 'none')
        Control terminal output: `stream` - displays to terminal immediately
        (default), `allatonce` - waits till command is finished to display
        output, `file` - writes output to file, `none` - output is ignored
use_mixture_model_proportions: (a boolean)
        requires: posterior_formulation
use_random_seed: (a boolean, nipype default value: True)
        use random seed value over constant
        flag: --use-random-seed %d

Outputs:

classified_image: (an existing file name)
posteriors: (a list of items which are a file name)

BrainExtraction

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Wraps command antsBrainExtraction.sh

Examples

>>> from nipype.interfaces.ants.segmentation import BrainExtraction
>>> brainextraction = BrainExtraction()
>>> brainextraction.inputs.dimension = 3
>>> brainextraction.inputs.anatomical_image ='T1.nii.gz'
>>> brainextraction.inputs.brain_template = 'study_template.nii.gz'
>>> brainextraction.inputs.brain_probability_mask ='ProbabilityMaskOfStudyTemplate.nii.gz'
>>> brainextraction.cmdline 
'antsBrainExtraction.sh -a T1.nii.gz -m ProbabilityMaskOfStudyTemplate.nii.gz -e study_template.nii.gz -d 3 -s nii.gz -o highres001_'

Inputs:

[Mandatory]
anatomical_image: (an existing file name)
        Structural image, typically T1. If more than oneanatomical image is
        specified, subsequently specifiedimages are used during the
        segmentation process. However,only the first image is used in the
        registration of priors.Our suggestion would be to specify the T1 as
        the first image.Anatomical template created using e.g. LPBA40 data
        set withbuildtemplateparallel.sh in ANTs.
        flag: -a %s
brain_probability_mask: (an existing file name)
        Brain probability mask created using e.g. LPBA40 data set whichhave
        brain masks defined, and warped to anatomical template andaveraged
        resulting in a probability image.
        flag: -m %s
brain_template: (an existing file name)
        Anatomical template created using e.g. LPBA40 data set
        withbuildtemplateparallel.sh in ANTs.
        flag: -e %s

[Optional]
args: (a unicode string)
        Additional parameters to the command
        flag: %s
debug: (a boolean)
        If > 0, runs a faster version of the script.Only for testing.
        Implies -u 0.Requires single thread computation for complete
        reproducibility.
        flag: -z 1
dimension: (3 or 2, nipype default value: 3)
        image dimension (2 or 3)
        flag: -d %d
environ: (a dictionary with keys which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str' and with values which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str', nipype default value: {})
        Environment variables
extraction_registration_mask: (an existing file name)
        Mask (defined in the template space) used during registration for
        brain extraction.To limit the metric computation to a specific
        region.
        flag: -f %s
ignore_exception: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Print an error message instead of throwing an exception in case the
        interface fails to run
image_suffix: (a unicode string, nipype default value: nii.gz)
        any of standard ITK formats, nii.gz is default
        flag: -s %s
keep_temporary_files: (an integer (int or long))
        Keep brain extraction/segmentation warps, etc (default = 0).
        flag: -k %d
num_threads: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 1)
        Number of ITK threads to use
out_prefix: (a unicode string, nipype default value: highres001_)
        Prefix that is prepended to all output files (default =
        highress001_)
        flag: -o %s
terminal_output: ('stream' or 'allatonce' or 'file' or 'none')
        Control terminal output: `stream` - displays to terminal immediately
        (default), `allatonce` - waits till command is finished to display
        output, `file` - writes output to file, `none` - output is ignored
use_floatingpoint_precision: (0 or 1)
        Use floating point precision in registrations (default = 0)
        flag: -q %d
use_random_seeding: (0 or 1)
        Use random number generated from system clock in Atropos(default =
        1)
        flag: -u %d

Outputs:

BrainExtractionBrain: (an existing file name)
        brain extraction image
BrainExtractionCSF: (an existing file name)
        segmentation mask with only CSF
BrainExtractionGM: (an existing file name)
        segmentation mask with only grey matter
BrainExtractionInitialAffine: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionInitialAffineFixed: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionInitialAffineMoving: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionLaplacian: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionMask: (an existing file name)
        brain extraction mask
BrainExtractionPrior0GenericAffine: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionPrior1InverseWarp: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionPrior1Warp: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionPriorWarped: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionSegmentation: (an existing file name)
        segmentation mask with CSF, GM, and WM
BrainExtractionTemplateLaplacian: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionTmp: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionWM: (an existing file name)
        segmenration mask with only white matter
N4Corrected0: (an existing file name)
        N4 bias field corrected image
N4Truncated0: (an existing file name)

CorticalThickness

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Wraps command antsCorticalThickness.sh

Examples

>>> from nipype.interfaces.ants.segmentation import CorticalThickness
>>> corticalthickness = CorticalThickness()
>>> corticalthickness.inputs.dimension = 3
>>> corticalthickness.inputs.anatomical_image ='T1.nii.gz'
>>> corticalthickness.inputs.brain_template = 'study_template.nii.gz'
>>> corticalthickness.inputs.brain_probability_mask ='ProbabilityMaskOfStudyTemplate.nii.gz'
>>> corticalthickness.inputs.segmentation_priors = ['BrainSegmentationPrior01.nii.gz',
...                                                 'BrainSegmentationPrior02.nii.gz',
...                                                 'BrainSegmentationPrior03.nii.gz',
...                                                 'BrainSegmentationPrior04.nii.gz']
>>> corticalthickness.inputs.t1_registration_template = 'brain_study_template.nii.gz'
>>> corticalthickness.cmdline 
'antsCorticalThickness.sh -a T1.nii.gz -m ProbabilityMaskOfStudyTemplate.nii.gz -e study_template.nii.gz -d 3 -s nii.gz -o antsCT_ -p nipype_priors/BrainSegmentationPrior%02d.nii.gz -t brain_study_template.nii.gz'

Inputs:

[Mandatory]
anatomical_image: (an existing file name)
        Structural *intensity* image, typically T1.If more than one
        anatomical image is specified,subsequently specified images are used
        during thesegmentation process. However, only the firstimage is used
        in the registration of priors.Our suggestion would be to specify the
        T1as the first image.
        flag: -a %s
brain_probability_mask: (an existing file name)
        brain probability mask in template space
        flag: -m %s
brain_template: (an existing file name)
        Anatomical *intensity* template (possibly created using apopulation
        data set with buildtemplateparallel.sh in ANTs).This template is
        *not* skull-stripped.
        flag: -e %s
segmentation_priors: (a list of items which are an existing file
         name)
        flag: -p %s
t1_registration_template: (an existing file name)
        Anatomical *intensity* template(assumed to be skull-stripped). A
        commoncase would be where this would be the sametemplate as
        specified in the -e option whichis not skull stripped.
        flag: -t %s

[Optional]
args: (a unicode string)
        Additional parameters to the command
        flag: %s
b_spline_smoothing: (a boolean)
        Use B-spline SyN for registrations and B-splineexponential mapping
        in DiReCT.
        flag: -v
cortical_label_image: (an existing file name)
        Cortical ROI labels to use as a prior for ATITH.
debug: (a boolean)
        If > 0, runs a faster version of the script.Only for testing.
        Implies -u 0.Requires single thread computation for complete
        reproducibility.
        flag: -z 1
dimension: (3 or 2, nipype default value: 3)
        image dimension (2 or 3)
        flag: -d %d
environ: (a dictionary with keys which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str' and with values which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str', nipype default value: {})
        Environment variables
extraction_registration_mask: (an existing file name)
        Mask (defined in the template space) used during registration for
        brain extraction.
        flag: -f %s
ignore_exception: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Print an error message instead of throwing an exception in case the
        interface fails to run
image_suffix: (a unicode string, nipype default value: nii.gz)
        any of standard ITK formats, nii.gz is default
        flag: -s %s
keep_temporary_files: (an integer (int or long))
        Keep brain extraction/segmentation warps, etc (default = 0).
        flag: -k %d
label_propagation: (a unicode string)
        Incorporate a distance prior one the posterior formulation. Should
        beof the form 'label[lambda,boundaryProbability]' where labelis a
        value of 1,2,3,... denoting label ID. The labelprobability for
        anything outside the current label = boundaryProbability * exp(
        -lambda * distanceFromBoundary )Intuitively, smaller lambda values
        will increase the spatial capturerange of the distance prior. To
        apply to all label values, simply omitspecifying the label, i.e. -l
        [lambda,boundaryProbability].
        flag: -l %s
max_iterations: (an integer (int or long))
        ANTS registration max iterations(default = 100x100x70x20)
        flag: -i %d
num_threads: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 1)
        Number of ITK threads to use
out_prefix: (a unicode string, nipype default value: antsCT_)
        Prefix that is prepended to all output files (default = antsCT_)
        flag: -o %s
posterior_formulation: (a unicode string)
        Atropos posterior formulation and whether or notto use mixture model
        proportions.e.g 'Socrates[1]' (default) or 'Aristotle[1]'.Choose the
        latter if youwant use the distance priors (see also the -l optionfor
        label propagation control).
        flag: -b %s
prior_segmentation_weight: (a float)
        Atropos spatial prior *probability* weight forthe segmentation
        flag: -w %f
quick_registration: (a boolean)
        If = 1, use antsRegistrationSyNQuick.sh as the basis for
        registrationduring brain extraction, brain segmentation,
        and(optional) normalization to a template.Otherwise use
        antsRegistrationSyN.sh (default = 0).
        flag: -q 1
segmentation_iterations: (an integer (int or long))
        N4 -> Atropos -> N4 iterations during segmentation(default = 3)
        flag: -n %d
terminal_output: ('stream' or 'allatonce' or 'file' or 'none')
        Control terminal output: `stream` - displays to terminal immediately
        (default), `allatonce` - waits till command is finished to display
        output, `file` - writes output to file, `none` - output is ignored
use_floatingpoint_precision: (0 or 1)
        Use floating point precision in registrations (default = 0)
        flag: -j %d
use_random_seeding: (0 or 1)
        Use random number generated from system clock in Atropos(default =
        1)
        flag: -u %d

Outputs:

BrainExtractionMask: (an existing file name)
        brain extraction mask
BrainSegmentation: (an existing file name)
        brain segmentaion image
BrainSegmentationN4: (an existing file name)
        N4 corrected image
BrainSegmentationPosteriors: (a list of items which are an existing
         file name)
        Posterior probability images
BrainVolumes: (an existing file name)
        Brain volumes as text
CorticalThickness: (an existing file name)
        cortical thickness file
CorticalThicknessNormedToTemplate: (an existing file name)
        Normalized cortical thickness
SubjectToTemplate0GenericAffine: (an existing file name)
        Template to subject inverse affine
SubjectToTemplate1Warp: (an existing file name)
        Template to subject inverse warp
SubjectToTemplateLogJacobian: (an existing file name)
        Template to subject log jacobian
TemplateToSubject0Warp: (an existing file name)
        Template to subject warp
TemplateToSubject1GenericAffine: (an existing file name)
        Template to subject affine

DenoiseImage

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Wraps command DenoiseImage

Examples

>>> import copy
>>> from nipype.interfaces.ants import DenoiseImage
>>> denoise = DenoiseImage()
>>> denoise.inputs.dimension = 3
>>> denoise.inputs.input_image = 'im1.nii'
>>> denoise.cmdline 
'DenoiseImage -d 3 -i im1.nii -n Gaussian -o im1_noise_corrected.nii -s 1'
>>> denoise_2 = copy.deepcopy(denoise)
>>> denoise_2.inputs.output_image = 'output_corrected_image.nii.gz'
>>> denoise_2.inputs.noise_model = 'Rician'
>>> denoise_2.inputs.shrink_factor = 2
>>> denoise_2.cmdline 
'DenoiseImage -d 3 -i im1.nii -n Rician -o output_corrected_image.nii.gz -s 2'
>>> denoise_3 = DenoiseImage()
>>> denoise_3.inputs.input_image = 'im1.nii'
>>> denoise_3.inputs.save_noise = True
>>> denoise_3.cmdline 
'DenoiseImage -i im1.nii -n Gaussian -o [ im1_noise_corrected.nii, im1_noise.nii ] -s 1'

Inputs:

[Mandatory]
input_image: (an existing file name)
        A scalar image is expected as input for noise correction.
        flag: -i %s
save_noise: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        True if the estimated noise should be saved to file.
        mutually_exclusive: noise_image

[Optional]
args: (a unicode string)
        Additional parameters to the command
        flag: %s
dimension: (2 or 3 or 4)
        This option forces the image to be treated as a specified-
        dimensional image. If not specified, the program tries to infer the
        dimensionality from the input image.
        flag: -d %d
environ: (a dictionary with keys which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str' and with values which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str', nipype default value: {})
        Environment variables
ignore_exception: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Print an error message instead of throwing an exception in case the
        interface fails to run
noise_image: (a file name)
        Filename for the estimated noise.
noise_model: ('Gaussian' or 'Rician', nipype default value: Gaussian)
        Employ a Rician or Gaussian noise model.
        flag: -n %s
num_threads: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 1)
        Number of ITK threads to use
output_image: (a file name)
        The output consists of the noise corrected version of the input
        image.
        flag: -o %s
shrink_factor: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 1)
        Running noise correction on large images can be time consuming. To
        lessen computation time, the input image can be resampled. The
        shrink factor, specified as a single integer, describes this
        resampling. Shrink factor = 1 is the default.
        flag: -s %s
terminal_output: ('stream' or 'allatonce' or 'file' or 'none')
        Control terminal output: `stream` - displays to terminal immediately
        (default), `allatonce` - waits till command is finished to display
        output, `file` - writes output to file, `none` - output is ignored
verbose: (a boolean)
        Verbose output.
        flag: -v

Outputs:

noise_image: (a file name)
output_image: (an existing file name)

JointFusion

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Wraps command jointfusion

Examples

>>> from nipype.interfaces.ants import JointFusion
>>> at = JointFusion()
>>> at.inputs.dimension = 3
>>> at.inputs.modalities = 1
>>> at.inputs.method = 'Joint[0.1,2]'
>>> at.inputs.output_label_image ='fusion_labelimage_output.nii'
>>> at.inputs.warped_intensity_images = ['im1.nii',
...                                      'im2.nii',
...                                      'im3.nii']
>>> at.inputs.warped_label_images = ['segmentation0.nii.gz',
...                                  'segmentation1.nii.gz',
...                                  'segmentation1.nii.gz']
>>> at.inputs.target_image = 'T1.nii'
>>> at.cmdline 
'jointfusion 3 1 -m Joint[0.1,2] -tg T1.nii -g im1.nii -g im2.nii -g im3.nii -l segmentation0.nii.gz -l segmentation1.nii.gz -l segmentation1.nii.gz fusion_labelimage_output.nii'
>>> at.inputs.method = 'Joint'
>>> at.inputs.alpha = 0.5
>>> at.inputs.beta = 1
>>> at.inputs.patch_radius = [3,2,1]
>>> at.inputs.search_radius = [1,2,3]
>>> at.cmdline 
'jointfusion 3 1 -m Joint[0.5,1] -rp 3x2x1 -rs 1x2x3 -tg T1.nii -g im1.nii -g im2.nii -g im3.nii -l segmentation0.nii.gz -l segmentation1.nii.gz -l segmentation1.nii.gz fusion_labelimage_output.nii'

Inputs:

[Mandatory]
dimension: (3 or 2 or 4, nipype default value: 3)
        image dimension (2, 3, or 4)
        flag: %d, position: 0
modalities: (an integer (int or long))
        Number of modalities or features
        flag: %d, position: 1
output_label_image: (a file name)
        Output fusion label map image
        flag: %s, position: -1
target_image: (a list of items which are an existing file name)
        Target image(s)
        flag: -tg %s...
warped_intensity_images: (a list of items which are an existing file
         name)
        Warped atlas images
        flag: -g %s...
warped_label_images: (a list of items which are an existing file
         name)
        Warped atlas segmentations
        flag: -l %s...

[Optional]
alpha: (a float, nipype default value: 0.0)
        Regularization term added to matrix Mx for inverse
        requires: method
args: (a unicode string)
        Additional parameters to the command
        flag: %s
atlas_group_id: (a list of items which are a value of class 'int')
        Assign a group ID for each atlas
        flag: -gp %d...
atlas_group_weights: (a list of items which are a value of class
         'int')
        Assign the voting weights to each atlas group
        flag: -gpw %d...
beta: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 0)
        Exponent for mapping intensity difference to joint error
        requires: method
environ: (a dictionary with keys which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str' and with values which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str', nipype default value: {})
        Environment variables
exclusion_region: (an existing file name)
        Specify an exclusion region for the given label.
        flag: -x %s
ignore_exception: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Print an error message instead of throwing an exception in case the
        interface fails to run
method: (a unicode string, nipype default value: )
        Select voting method. Options: Joint (Joint Label Fusion). May be
        followed by optional parameters in brackets, e.g., -m Joint[0.1,2]
        flag: -m %s
num_threads: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 1)
        Number of ITK threads to use
patch_radius: (a list of items which are a value of class 'int')
        Patch radius for similarity measures, scalar or vector. Default:
        2x2x2
        flag: -rp %s
search_radius: (a list of items which are a value of class 'int')
        Local search radius. Default: 3x3x3
        flag: -rs %s
terminal_output: ('stream' or 'allatonce' or 'file' or 'none')
        Control terminal output: `stream` - displays to terminal immediately
        (default), `allatonce` - waits till command is finished to display
        output, `file` - writes output to file, `none` - output is ignored

Outputs:

output_label_image: (an existing file name)

KellyKapowski

Link to code

Wraps command KellyKapowski

Nipype Interface to ANTs’ KellyKapowski, also known as DiReCT.

DiReCT is a registration based estimate of cortical thickness. It was published in S. R. Das, B. B. Avants, M. Grossman, and J. C. Gee, Registration based cortical thickness measurement, Neuroimage 2009, 45:867–879.

Examples

>>> from nipype.interfaces.ants.segmentation import KellyKapowski
>>> kk = KellyKapowski()
>>> kk.inputs.dimension = 3
>>> kk.inputs.segmentation_image = "segmentation0.nii.gz"
>>> kk.inputs.convergence = "[45,0.0,10]"
>>> kk.inputs.gradient_step = 0.025
>>> kk.inputs.smoothing_variance = 1.0
>>> kk.inputs.smoothing_velocity_field = 1.5
>>> #kk.inputs.use_bspline_smoothing = False
>>> kk.inputs.number_integration_points = 10
>>> kk.inputs.thickness_prior_estimate = 10
>>> kk.cmdline 
u'KellyKapowski --convergence "[45,0.0,10]" --output "[segmentation0_cortical_thickness.nii.gz,segmentation0_warped_white_matter.nii.gz]" --image-dimensionality 3 --gradient-step 0.025000 --number-of-integration-points 10 --segmentation-image "[segmentation0.nii.gz,2,3]" --smoothing-variance 1.000000 --smoothing-velocity-field-parameter 1.500000 --thickness-prior-estimate 10.000000'

Inputs:

[Mandatory]
segmentation_image: (an existing file name)
        A segmentation image must be supplied labeling the gray and white
        matters.
        Default values = 2 and 3, respectively.
        flag: --segmentation-image "%s"

[Optional]
args: (a unicode string)
        Additional parameters to the command
        flag: %s
convergence: (a unicode string, nipype default value: )
        Convergence is determined by fitting a line to the normalized energy
        profile of
        the last N iterations (where N is specified by the window size) and
        determining
        the slope which is then compared with the convergence threshold.
        flag: --convergence "%s"
cortical_thickness: (a file name)
        Filename for the cortical thickness.
        flag: --output "%s"
dimension: (3 or 2, nipype default value: 3)
        image dimension (2 or 3)
        flag: --image-dimensionality %d
environ: (a dictionary with keys which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str' and with values which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str', nipype default value: {})
        Environment variables
gradient_step: (a float, nipype default value: 0.025)
        Gradient step size for the optimization.
        flag: --gradient-step %f
gray_matter_label: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value:
         2)
        The label value for the gray matter label in the segmentation_image.
gray_matter_prob_image: (an existing file name)
        In addition to the segmentation image, a gray matter probability
        image can be
        used. If no such image is supplied, one is created using the
        segmentation image
        and a variance of 1.0 mm.
        flag: --gray-matter-probability-image "%s"
ignore_exception: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Print an error message instead of throwing an exception in case the
        interface fails to run
max_invert_displacement_field_iters: (an integer (int or long))
        Maximum number of iterations for estimating the invert
        displacement field.
        flag: --maximum-number-of-invert-displacement-field-iterations %d
num_threads: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 1)
        Number of ITK threads to use
number_integration_points: (an integer (int or long))
        Number of compositions of the diffeomorphism per iteration.
        flag: --number-of-integration-points %d
smoothing_variance: (a float)
        Defines the Gaussian smoothing of the hit and total images.
        flag: --smoothing-variance %f
smoothing_velocity_field: (a float)
        Defines the Gaussian smoothing of the velocity field (default =
        1.5).
        If the b-spline smoothing option is chosen, then this defines the
        isotropic mesh spacing for the smoothing spline (default = 15).
        flag: --smoothing-velocity-field-parameter %f
terminal_output: ('stream' or 'allatonce' or 'file' or 'none')
        Control terminal output: `stream` - displays to terminal immediately
        (default), `allatonce` - waits till command is finished to display
        output, `file` - writes output to file, `none` - output is ignored
thickness_prior_estimate: (a float, nipype default value: 10)
        Provides a prior constraint on the final thickness measurement in
        mm.
        flag: --thickness-prior-estimate %f
thickness_prior_image: (an existing file name)
        An image containing spatially varying prior thickness values.
        flag: --thickness-prior-image "%s"
use_bspline_smoothing: (a boolean)
        Sets the option for B-spline smoothing of the velocity field.
        flag: --use-bspline-smoothing 1
warped_white_matter: (a file name)
        Filename for the warped white matter file.
white_matter_label: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value:
         3)
        The label value for the white matter label in the
        segmentation_image.
white_matter_prob_image: (an existing file name)
        In addition to the segmentation image, a white matter probability
        image can be
        used. If no such image is supplied, one is created using the
        segmentation image
        and a variance of 1.0 mm.
        flag: --white-matter-probability-image "%s"

Outputs:

cortical_thickness: (a file name)
        A thickness map defined in the segmented gray matter.
warped_white_matter: (a file name)
        A warped white matter image.

References:: None

LaplacianThickness

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Wraps command LaplacianThickness

Calculates the cortical thickness from an anatomical image

Examples

>>> from nipype.interfaces.ants import LaplacianThickness
>>> cort_thick = LaplacianThickness()
>>> cort_thick.inputs.input_wm = 'white_matter.nii.gz'
>>> cort_thick.inputs.input_gm = 'gray_matter.nii.gz'
>>> cort_thick.inputs.output_image = 'output_thickness.nii.gz'
>>> cort_thick.cmdline 
'LaplacianThickness white_matter.nii.gz gray_matter.nii.gz output_thickness.nii.gz'

Inputs:

[Mandatory]
input_gm: (a file name)
        gray matter segmentation image
        flag: %s, position: 2
input_wm: (a file name)
        white matter segmentation image
        flag: %s, position: 1

[Optional]
args: (a unicode string)
        Additional parameters to the command
        flag: %s
dT: (a float)
        flag: dT=%d, position: 6
environ: (a dictionary with keys which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str' and with values which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str', nipype default value: {})
        Environment variables
ignore_exception: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Print an error message instead of throwing an exception in case the
        interface fails to run
num_threads: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 1)
        Number of ITK threads to use
opt_tolerance: (a float)
        flag: optional-laplacian-tolerance=%d, position: 8
output_image: (a file name)
        name of output file
        flag: %s, position: 3
prior_thickness: (a float)
        flag: priorthickval=%d, position: 5
smooth_param: (a float)
        flag: smoothparam=%d, position: 4
sulcus_prior: (a boolean)
        flag: use-sulcus-prior, position: 7
terminal_output: ('stream' or 'allatonce' or 'file' or 'none')
        Control terminal output: `stream` - displays to terminal immediately
        (default), `allatonce` - waits till command is finished to display
        output, `file` - writes output to file, `none` - output is ignored

Outputs:

output_image: (an existing file name)
        Cortical thickness

N4BiasFieldCorrection

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Wraps command N4BiasFieldCorrection

N4 is a variant of the popular N3 (nonparameteric nonuniform normalization) retrospective bias correction algorithm. Based on the assumption that the corruption of the low frequency bias field can be modeled as a convolution of the intensity histogram by a Gaussian, the basic algorithmic protocol is to iterate between deconvolving the intensity histogram by a Gaussian, remapping the intensities, and then spatially smoothing this result by a B-spline modeling of the bias field itself. The modifications from and improvements obtained over the original N3 algorithm are described in [Tustison2010].

[Tustison2010]N. Tustison et al., N4ITK: Improved N3 Bias Correction, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 29(6):1310-1320, June 2010.

Examples

>>> import copy
>>> from nipype.interfaces.ants import N4BiasFieldCorrection
>>> n4 = N4BiasFieldCorrection()
>>> n4.inputs.dimension = 3
>>> n4.inputs.input_image = 'structural.nii'
>>> n4.inputs.bspline_fitting_distance = 300
>>> n4.inputs.shrink_factor = 3
>>> n4.inputs.n_iterations = [50,50,30,20]
>>> n4.cmdline 
'N4BiasFieldCorrection --bspline-fitting [ 300 ] -d 3 --input-image structural.nii --convergence [ 50x50x30x20 ] --output structural_corrected.nii --shrink-factor 3'
>>> n4_2 = copy.deepcopy(n4)
>>> n4_2.inputs.convergence_threshold = 1e-6
>>> n4_2.cmdline 
'N4BiasFieldCorrection --bspline-fitting [ 300 ] -d 3 --input-image structural.nii --convergence [ 50x50x30x20, 1e-06 ] --output structural_corrected.nii --shrink-factor 3'
>>> n4_3 = copy.deepcopy(n4_2)
>>> n4_3.inputs.bspline_order = 5
>>> n4_3.cmdline 
'N4BiasFieldCorrection --bspline-fitting [ 300, 5 ] -d 3 --input-image structural.nii --convergence [ 50x50x30x20, 1e-06 ] --output structural_corrected.nii --shrink-factor 3'
>>> n4_4 = N4BiasFieldCorrection()
>>> n4_4.inputs.input_image = 'structural.nii'
>>> n4_4.inputs.save_bias = True
>>> n4_4.inputs.dimension = 3
>>> n4_4.cmdline 
'N4BiasFieldCorrection -d 3 --input-image structural.nii --output [ structural_corrected.nii, structural_bias.nii ]'

Inputs:

[Mandatory]
input_image: (a file name)
        image to apply transformation to (generally a coregistered
        functional)
        flag: --input-image %s
save_bias: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        True if the estimated bias should be saved to file.
        mutually_exclusive: bias_image

[Optional]
args: (a unicode string)
        Additional parameters to the command
        flag: %s
bias_image: (a file name)
        Filename for the estimated bias.
bspline_fitting_distance: (a float)
        flag: --bspline-fitting %s
bspline_order: (an integer (int or long))
        requires: bspline_fitting_distance
convergence_threshold: (a float)
        requires: n_iterations
dimension: (3 or 2, nipype default value: 3)
        image dimension (2 or 3)
        flag: -d %d
environ: (a dictionary with keys which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str' and with values which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str', nipype default value: {})
        Environment variables
ignore_exception: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Print an error message instead of throwing an exception in case the
        interface fails to run
mask_image: (a file name)
        flag: --mask-image %s
n_iterations: (a list of items which are an integer (int or long))
        flag: --convergence %s
num_threads: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 1)
        Number of ITK threads to use
output_image: (a unicode string)
        output file name
        flag: --output %s
shrink_factor: (an integer (int or long))
        flag: --shrink-factor %d
terminal_output: ('stream' or 'allatonce' or 'file' or 'none')
        Control terminal output: `stream` - displays to terminal immediately
        (default), `allatonce` - waits till command is finished to display
        output, `file` - writes output to file, `none` - output is ignored
weight_image: (a file name)
        flag: --weight-image %s

Outputs:

bias_image: (an existing file name)
        Estimated bias
output_image: (an existing file name)
        Warped image

antsBrainExtraction

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Wraps command antsBrainExtraction.sh

Inputs:

[Mandatory]
anatomical_image: (an existing file name)
        Structural image, typically T1. If more than oneanatomical image is
        specified, subsequently specifiedimages are used during the
        segmentation process. However,only the first image is used in the
        registration of priors.Our suggestion would be to specify the T1 as
        the first image.Anatomical template created using e.g. LPBA40 data
        set withbuildtemplateparallel.sh in ANTs.
        flag: -a %s
brain_probability_mask: (an existing file name)
        Brain probability mask created using e.g. LPBA40 data set whichhave
        brain masks defined, and warped to anatomical template andaveraged
        resulting in a probability image.
        flag: -m %s
brain_template: (an existing file name)
        Anatomical template created using e.g. LPBA40 data set
        withbuildtemplateparallel.sh in ANTs.
        flag: -e %s

[Optional]
args: (a unicode string)
        Additional parameters to the command
        flag: %s
debug: (a boolean)
        If > 0, runs a faster version of the script.Only for testing.
        Implies -u 0.Requires single thread computation for complete
        reproducibility.
        flag: -z 1
dimension: (3 or 2, nipype default value: 3)
        image dimension (2 or 3)
        flag: -d %d
environ: (a dictionary with keys which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str' and with values which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str', nipype default value: {})
        Environment variables
extraction_registration_mask: (an existing file name)
        Mask (defined in the template space) used during registration for
        brain extraction.To limit the metric computation to a specific
        region.
        flag: -f %s
ignore_exception: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Print an error message instead of throwing an exception in case the
        interface fails to run
image_suffix: (a unicode string, nipype default value: nii.gz)
        any of standard ITK formats, nii.gz is default
        flag: -s %s
keep_temporary_files: (an integer (int or long))
        Keep brain extraction/segmentation warps, etc (default = 0).
        flag: -k %d
num_threads: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 1)
        Number of ITK threads to use
out_prefix: (a unicode string, nipype default value: highres001_)
        Prefix that is prepended to all output files (default =
        highress001_)
        flag: -o %s
terminal_output: ('stream' or 'allatonce' or 'file' or 'none')
        Control terminal output: `stream` - displays to terminal immediately
        (default), `allatonce` - waits till command is finished to display
        output, `file` - writes output to file, `none` - output is ignored
use_floatingpoint_precision: (0 or 1)
        Use floating point precision in registrations (default = 0)
        flag: -q %d
use_random_seeding: (0 or 1)
        Use random number generated from system clock in Atropos(default =
        1)
        flag: -u %d

Outputs:

BrainExtractionBrain: (an existing file name)
        brain extraction image
BrainExtractionCSF: (an existing file name)
        segmentation mask with only CSF
BrainExtractionGM: (an existing file name)
        segmentation mask with only grey matter
BrainExtractionInitialAffine: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionInitialAffineFixed: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionInitialAffineMoving: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionLaplacian: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionMask: (an existing file name)
        brain extraction mask
BrainExtractionPrior0GenericAffine: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionPrior1InverseWarp: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionPrior1Warp: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionPriorWarped: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionSegmentation: (an existing file name)
        segmentation mask with CSF, GM, and WM
BrainExtractionTemplateLaplacian: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionTmp: (an existing file name)
BrainExtractionWM: (an existing file name)
        segmenration mask with only white matter
N4Corrected0: (an existing file name)
        N4 bias field corrected image
N4Truncated0: (an existing file name)

antsCorticalThickness

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Wraps command antsCorticalThickness.sh

Inputs:

[Mandatory]
anatomical_image: (an existing file name)
        Structural *intensity* image, typically T1.If more than one
        anatomical image is specified,subsequently specified images are used
        during thesegmentation process. However, only the firstimage is used
        in the registration of priors.Our suggestion would be to specify the
        T1as the first image.
        flag: -a %s
brain_probability_mask: (an existing file name)
        brain probability mask in template space
        flag: -m %s
brain_template: (an existing file name)
        Anatomical *intensity* template (possibly created using apopulation
        data set with buildtemplateparallel.sh in ANTs).This template is
        *not* skull-stripped.
        flag: -e %s
segmentation_priors: (a list of items which are an existing file
         name)
        flag: -p %s
t1_registration_template: (an existing file name)
        Anatomical *intensity* template(assumed to be skull-stripped). A
        commoncase would be where this would be the sametemplate as
        specified in the -e option whichis not skull stripped.
        flag: -t %s

[Optional]
args: (a unicode string)
        Additional parameters to the command
        flag: %s
b_spline_smoothing: (a boolean)
        Use B-spline SyN for registrations and B-splineexponential mapping
        in DiReCT.
        flag: -v
cortical_label_image: (an existing file name)
        Cortical ROI labels to use as a prior for ATITH.
debug: (a boolean)
        If > 0, runs a faster version of the script.Only for testing.
        Implies -u 0.Requires single thread computation for complete
        reproducibility.
        flag: -z 1
dimension: (3 or 2, nipype default value: 3)
        image dimension (2 or 3)
        flag: -d %d
environ: (a dictionary with keys which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str' and with values which are a bytes or None or a value
         of class 'str', nipype default value: {})
        Environment variables
extraction_registration_mask: (an existing file name)
        Mask (defined in the template space) used during registration for
        brain extraction.
        flag: -f %s
ignore_exception: (a boolean, nipype default value: False)
        Print an error message instead of throwing an exception in case the
        interface fails to run
image_suffix: (a unicode string, nipype default value: nii.gz)
        any of standard ITK formats, nii.gz is default
        flag: -s %s
keep_temporary_files: (an integer (int or long))
        Keep brain extraction/segmentation warps, etc (default = 0).
        flag: -k %d
label_propagation: (a unicode string)
        Incorporate a distance prior one the posterior formulation. Should
        beof the form 'label[lambda,boundaryProbability]' where labelis a
        value of 1,2,3,... denoting label ID. The labelprobability for
        anything outside the current label = boundaryProbability * exp(
        -lambda * distanceFromBoundary )Intuitively, smaller lambda values
        will increase the spatial capturerange of the distance prior. To
        apply to all label values, simply omitspecifying the label, i.e. -l
        [lambda,boundaryProbability].
        flag: -l %s
max_iterations: (an integer (int or long))
        ANTS registration max iterations(default = 100x100x70x20)
        flag: -i %d
num_threads: (an integer (int or long), nipype default value: 1)
        Number of ITK threads to use
out_prefix: (a unicode string, nipype default value: antsCT_)
        Prefix that is prepended to all output files (default = antsCT_)
        flag: -o %s
posterior_formulation: (a unicode string)
        Atropos posterior formulation and whether or notto use mixture model
        proportions.e.g 'Socrates[1]' (default) or 'Aristotle[1]'.Choose the
        latter if youwant use the distance priors (see also the -l optionfor
        label propagation control).
        flag: -b %s
prior_segmentation_weight: (a float)
        Atropos spatial prior *probability* weight forthe segmentation
        flag: -w %f
quick_registration: (a boolean)
        If = 1, use antsRegistrationSyNQuick.sh as the basis for
        registrationduring brain extraction, brain segmentation,
        and(optional) normalization to a template.Otherwise use
        antsRegistrationSyN.sh (default = 0).
        flag: -q 1
segmentation_iterations: (an integer (int or long))
        N4 -> Atropos -> N4 iterations during segmentation(default = 3)
        flag: -n %d
terminal_output: ('stream' or 'allatonce' or 'file' or 'none')
        Control terminal output: `stream` - displays to terminal immediately
        (default), `allatonce` - waits till command is finished to display
        output, `file` - writes output to file, `none` - output is ignored
use_floatingpoint_precision: (0 or 1)
        Use floating point precision in registrations (default = 0)
        flag: -j %d
use_random_seeding: (0 or 1)
        Use random number generated from system clock in Atropos(default =
        1)
        flag: -u %d

Outputs:

BrainExtractionMask: (an existing file name)
        brain extraction mask
BrainSegmentation: (an existing file name)
        brain segmentaion image
BrainSegmentationN4: (an existing file name)
        N4 corrected image
BrainSegmentationPosteriors: (a list of items which are an existing
         file name)
        Posterior probability images
BrainVolumes: (an existing file name)
        Brain volumes as text
CorticalThickness: (an existing file name)
        cortical thickness file
CorticalThicknessNormedToTemplate: (an existing file name)
        Normalized cortical thickness
SubjectToTemplate0GenericAffine: (an existing file name)
        Template to subject inverse affine
SubjectToTemplate1Warp: (an existing file name)
        Template to subject inverse warp
SubjectToTemplateLogJacobian: (an existing file name)
        Template to subject log jacobian
TemplateToSubject0Warp: (an existing file name)
        Template to subject warp
TemplateToSubject1GenericAffine: (an existing file name)
        Template to subject affine