mri_nifti_io.cpp

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//=============================================================================================================
 
//=============================================================================================================
// INCLUDES
//=============================================================================================================
 
#include "mri_nifti_io.h"
 
#include "mri_types.h"
#include "mri_vol_data.h"
 
#include <fiff/fiff_file.h>
 
//=============================================================================================================
// QT INCLUDES
//=============================================================================================================
 
#include <QByteArray>
#include <QDataStream>
#include <QDebug>
#include <QFile>
#include <QtEndian>
 
//=============================================================================================================
// EIGEN INCLUDES
//=============================================================================================================
 
#include <Eigen/Core>
 
//=============================================================================================================
// SYSTEM INCLUDES
//=============================================================================================================
 
#include <zlib.h>
 
#include <cmath>
#include <cstring>
 
//=============================================================================================================
// USED NAMESPACES
//=============================================================================================================
 
using namespace MRILIB;
using namespace FIFFLIB;
using namespace Eigen;
 
namespace
{
 
// NIfTI-1 datatype codes (subset that we map onto MRI_* types).
constexpr qint16 DT_UINT8 = 2;
constexpr qint16 DT_INT16 = 4;
constexpr qint16 DT_INT32 = 8;
constexpr qint16 DT_FLOAT32 = 16;
constexpr qint16 DT_INT8 = 256;
constexpr qint16 DT_UINT16 = 512;
 
constexpr int NIFTI_HDR_SIZE = 348;
 
template<typename T>
T readLE(const char* p)
{
    T v;
    std::memcpy(&v, p, sizeof(T));
    return qFromLittleEndian(v);
}
 
template<typename T>
T readBE(const char* p)
{
    T v;
    std::memcpy(&v, p, sizeof(T));
    return qFromBigEndian(v);
}
 
} // namespace
 
//=============================================================================================================
 
bool MriNiftiIO::decompress(const QString& gzFile, QByteArray& rawData)
{
    QFile file(gzFile);
    if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
        qCritical() << "MriNiftiIO::decompress - Could not open" << gzFile;
        return false;
    }
    const QByteArray compressed = file.readAll();
    file.close();
 
    if (compressed.isEmpty()) {
        qCritical() << "MriNiftiIO::decompress - File is empty:" << gzFile;
        return false;
    }
 
    z_stream strm = {};
    if (inflateInit2(&strm, MAX_WBITS + 16) != Z_OK) {
        qCritical() << "MriNiftiIO::decompress - inflateInit2 failed";
        return false;
    }
 
    strm.next_in = reinterpret_cast<Bytef*>(const_cast<char*>(compressed.data()));
    strm.avail_in = static_cast<uInt>(compressed.size());
 
    const int chunkSize = 256 * 1024;
    rawData.clear();
 
    int ret = Z_OK;
    do {
        rawData.resize(rawData.size() + chunkSize);
        strm.next_out = reinterpret_cast<Bytef*>(rawData.data() + rawData.size() - chunkSize);
        strm.avail_out = chunkSize;
 
        ret = inflate(&strm, Z_NO_FLUSH);
        if (ret == Z_STREAM_ERROR || ret == Z_DATA_ERROR || ret == Z_MEM_ERROR) {
            qCritical() << "MriNiftiIO::decompress - inflate failed for" << gzFile
                        << "- zlib error:" << ret;
            inflateEnd(&strm);
            return false;
        }
    } while (ret != Z_STREAM_END);
 
    rawData.resize(rawData.size() - static_cast<int>(strm.avail_out));
    inflateEnd(&strm);
    return true;
}
 
//=============================================================================================================
 
bool MriNiftiIO::read(const QString& niiFile, MriVolData& volData, bool verbose)
{
    volData.fileName = niiFile;
 
    QByteArray bytes;
    const bool compressed = niiFile.endsWith(QStringLiteral(".gz"), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
    if (compressed) {
        if (!decompress(niiFile, bytes)) {
            return false;
        }
    } else {
        QFile f(niiFile);
        if (!f.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
            qCritical() << "MriNiftiIO::read - Could not open" << niiFile;
            return false;
        }
        bytes = f.readAll();
    }
 
    if (bytes.size() < NIFTI_HDR_SIZE) {
        qCritical() << "MriNiftiIO::read - file too small (" << bytes.size() << "bytes) :" << niiFile;
        return false;
    }
 
    const char* hdr = bytes.constData();
 
    // Endianness detection via sizeof_hdr (must be 348).
    qint32 sizeofHdr = readLE<qint32>(hdr);
    bool bigEndian = false;
    if (sizeofHdr != NIFTI_HDR_SIZE) {
        sizeofHdr = readBE<qint32>(hdr);
        if (sizeofHdr != NIFTI_HDR_SIZE) {
            qCritical() << "MriNiftiIO::read - not a NIfTI-1 file (sizeof_hdr ="
                        << sizeofHdr << "):" << niiFile;
            return false;
        }
        bigEndian = true;
    }
 
    auto i16 = [&](int off) {
        return bigEndian ? readBE<qint16>(hdr + off) : readLE<qint16>(hdr + off);
    };
    auto f32 = [&](int off) {
        if (bigEndian) {
            quint32 raw = readBE<quint32>(hdr + off);
            float v;
            std::memcpy(&v, &raw, sizeof(float));
            return v;
        }
        quint32 raw = readLE<quint32>(hdr + off);
        float v;
        std::memcpy(&v, &raw, sizeof(float));
        return v;
    };
 
    // dim[0..7] starts at offset 40; dim[0] = ndim, dim[1..3] = nx,ny,nz, dim[4] = nt.
    qint16 ndim = i16(40);
    qint16 nx = i16(42);
    qint16 ny = i16(44);
    qint16 nz = i16(46);
    qint16 nt = i16(48);
    if (ndim < 3 || nx <= 0 || ny <= 0 || nz <= 0) {
        qCritical() << "MriNiftiIO::read - degenerate dims" << ndim << nx << ny << nz;
        return false;
    }
 
    qint16 datatype = i16(70);
    qint16 bitpix = i16(72);
    Q_UNUSED(bitpix);
 
    // pixdim[0..7] starts at offset 76. pixdim[1..3] = spacing in mm; pixdim[0] is the qfac sign.
    float qfac = f32(76);
    if (qfac == 0.0f) {
        qfac = 1.0f;
    }
    const float dx = std::fabs(f32(80));
    const float dy = std::fabs(f32(84));
    const float dz = std::fabs(f32(88));
 
    const float voxOffset = f32(108);
    const float sclSlope = f32(112);
    const float sclInter = f32(116);
 
    const qint16 qformCode = i16(252);
    const qint16 sformCode = i16(254);
 
    // Map NIfTI datatype to MRI_* + bytes-per-voxel.
    int mriType = MRI_UCHAR;
    int bpv = 1;
    switch (datatype) {
        case DT_UINT8:
            mriType = MRI_UCHAR;
            bpv = 1;
            break;
        case DT_INT8:
            mriType = MRI_UCHAR;
            bpv = 1;
            break; // promoted to unsigned, negatives clamped
        case DT_INT16:
            mriType = MRI_SHORT;
            bpv = 2;
            break;
        case DT_UINT16:
            mriType = MRI_SHORT;
            bpv = 2;
            break;
        case DT_INT32:
            mriType = MRI_INT;
            bpv = 4;
            break;
        case DT_FLOAT32:
            mriType = MRI_FLOAT;
            bpv = 4;
            break;
        default:
            qCritical() << "MriNiftiIO::read - unsupported datatype" << datatype;
            return false;
    }
 
    // Build the 4×4 voxel→RAS transform (mm) using sform → qform → pixdim fallback.
    Matrix4f vox2ras = Matrix4f::Identity();
    if (sformCode > 0) {
        for (int c = 0; c < 4; ++c) {
            vox2ras(0, c) = f32(280 + c * 4);
            vox2ras(1, c) = f32(296 + c * 4);
            vox2ras(2, c) = f32(312 + c * 4);
        }
    } else if (qformCode > 0) {
        const float b = f32(256);
        const float c = f32(260);
        const float d = f32(264);
        const float aSq = 1.0f - (b * b + c * c + d * d);
        const float a = aSq > 0.0f ? std::sqrt(aSq) : 0.0f;
        Matrix3f R;
        R << a * a + b * b - c * c - d * d, 2.0f * (b * c - a * d), 2.0f * (b * d + a * c),
            2.0f * (b * c + a * d), a * a + c * c - b * b - d * d, 2.0f * (c * d - a * b),
            2.0f * (b * d - a * c), 2.0f * (c * d + a * b), a * a + d * d - b * b - c * c;
        Matrix3f S = Matrix3f::Zero();
        S(0, 0) = dx;
        S(1, 1) = dy;
        S(2, 2) = dz * qfac;
        Matrix3f M = R * S;
        vox2ras.block<3, 3>(0, 0) = M;
        vox2ras(0, 3) = f32(268);
        vox2ras(1, 3) = f32(272);
        vox2ras(2, 3) = f32(276);
    } else {
        // Method 1: pixdim diagonal, origin at volume centre.
        vox2ras(0, 0) = dx;
        vox2ras(1, 1) = dy;
        vox2ras(2, 2) = dz;
        vox2ras(0, 3) = -0.5f * dx * nx;
        vox2ras(1, 3) = -0.5f * dy * ny;
        vox2ras(2, 3) = -0.5f * dz * nz;
    }
 
    // Decompose vox2ras → (Mdc, spacing, c_ras) so MriVolData::computeVox2Ras round-trips.
    Vector3f col0 = vox2ras.block<3, 1>(0, 0);
    Vector3f col1 = vox2ras.block<3, 1>(0, 1);
    Vector3f col2 = vox2ras.block<3, 1>(0, 2);
    float sx = col0.norm();
    float sy = col1.norm();
    float sz = col2.norm();
    if (sx <= 0.0f)
        sx = dx > 0.0f ? dx : 1.0f;
    if (sy <= 0.0f)
        sy = dy > 0.0f ? dy : 1.0f;
    if (sz <= 0.0f)
        sz = dz > 0.0f ? dz : 1.0f;
 
    Vector3f xRas = col0 / sx;
    Vector3f yRas = col1 / sy;
    Vector3f zRas = col2 / sz;
 
    Vector4f centreVox(nx * 0.5f, ny * 0.5f, nz * 0.5f, 1.0f);
    Vector4f cRas4 = vox2ras * centreVox;
 
    volData.version = MRI_MGH_VERSION; // mark as a valid volume for isValid()
    volData.width = nx;
    volData.height = ny;
    volData.depth = nz;
    volData.nframes = nt > 0 ? nt : 1;
    volData.type = mriType;
    volData.dof = 0;
    volData.rasGood = true;
    volData.xsize = sx;
    volData.ysize = sy;
    volData.zsize = sz;
    volData.x_ras = xRas;
    volData.y_ras = yRas;
    volData.z_ras = zRas;
    volData.c_ras = cRas4.head<3>();
    volData.voxelSurfRasT = FiffCoordTrans(
        FIFFV_COORD_MRI_SLICE, FIFFV_COORD_MRI, volData.computeVox2Ras(), true);
 
    // Read voxel data starting at vox_offset (typically 352 for single-file).
    const qint64 dataOff = static_cast<qint64>(voxOffset > 0.0f ? voxOffset : NIFTI_HDR_SIZE + 4);
    const qint64 frameSize = static_cast<qint64>(nx) * ny * nz * bpv;
    if (bytes.size() < dataOff + frameSize) {
        qCritical() << "MriNiftiIO::read - data section truncated (need"
                    << (dataOff + frameSize) << "bytes, got" << bytes.size() << ")";
        return false;
    }
 
    QDataStream stream(bytes);
    stream.setByteOrder(bigEndian ? QDataStream::BigEndian : QDataStream::LittleEndian);
    stream.setFloatingPointPrecision(QDataStream::SinglePrecision);
    stream.device()->seek(dataOff);
 
    const int nslice = nz;
    const int nPixels = nx * ny;
    volData.slices.resize(nslice);
 
    const Matrix4f vox2rasFinal = volData.computeVox2Ras();
    const bool useScale = (sclSlope != 0.0f) && !(sclSlope == 1.0f && sclInter == 0.0f);
 
    for (int k = 0; k < nslice; ++k) {
        MriSlice& slice = volData.slices[k];
        slice.width = nx;
        slice.height = ny;
        slice.dimx = sx / 1000.0f;
        slice.dimy = sy / 1000.0f;
        slice.scale = 1.0f;
 
        switch (mriType) {
            case MRI_UCHAR: {
                slice.pixelFormat = FIFFV_MRI_PIXEL_BYTE;
                slice.pixels.resize(nPixels);
                if (datatype == DT_INT8) {
                    for (int p = 0; p < nPixels; ++p) {
                        qint8 v;
                        stream >> v;
                        slice.pixels[p] = static_cast<unsigned char>(v < 0 ? 0 : v);
                    }
                } else {
                    for (int p = 0; p < nPixels; ++p) {
                        quint8 v;
                        stream >> v;
                        slice.pixels[p] = v;
                    }
                }
                break;
            }
            case MRI_SHORT: {
                slice.pixelFormat = FIFFV_MRI_PIXEL_WORD;
                slice.pixelsWord.resize(nPixels);
                if (datatype == DT_UINT16) {
                    for (int p = 0; p < nPixels; ++p) {
                        quint16 v;
                        stream >> v;
                        slice.pixelsWord[p] = v;
                    }
                } else {
                    for (int p = 0; p < nPixels; ++p) {
                        qint16 v;
                        stream >> v;
                        slice.pixelsWord[p] = static_cast<unsigned short>(v < 0 ? 0 : v);
                    }
                }
                break;
            }
            case MRI_INT: {
                slice.pixelFormat = FIFFV_MRI_PIXEL_FLOAT;
                slice.pixelsFloat.resize(nPixels);
                for (int p = 0; p < nPixels; ++p) {
                    qint32 v;
                    stream >> v;
                    slice.pixelsFloat[p] = static_cast<float>(v);
                }
                break;
            }
            case MRI_FLOAT: {
                slice.pixelFormat = FIFFV_MRI_PIXEL_FLOAT;
                slice.pixelsFloat.resize(nPixels);
                for (int p = 0; p < nPixels; ++p) {
                    float v;
                    stream >> v;
                    slice.pixelsFloat[p] = v;
                }
                break;
            }
        }
 
        // Apply scl_slope / scl_inter for floating-point output (the NIfTI spec
        // states the transform produces the "physical" value; we only honour it
        // for floats — integer outputs stay as-is to preserve label maps).
        if (useScale && slice.pixelFormat == FIFFV_MRI_PIXEL_FLOAT) {
            for (int p = 0; p < slice.pixelsFloat.size(); ++p) {
                slice.pixelsFloat[p] = slice.pixelsFloat[p] * sclSlope + sclInter;
            }
        }
 
        Vector3f sliceOrigin;
        sliceOrigin(0) = vox2rasFinal(0, 2) * k + vox2rasFinal(0, 3);
        sliceOrigin(1) = vox2rasFinal(1, 2) * k + vox2rasFinal(1, 3);
        sliceOrigin(2) = vox2rasFinal(2, 2) * k + vox2rasFinal(2, 3);
 
        Matrix3f sliceRot;
        sliceRot.col(0) = vox2rasFinal.block<3, 1>(0, 0);
        sliceRot.col(1) = vox2rasFinal.block<3, 1>(0, 1);
        sliceRot.col(2) = vox2rasFinal.block<3, 1>(0, 2);
 
        slice.trans = FiffCoordTrans(FIFFV_COORD_MRI_SLICE, FIFFV_COORD_MRI, sliceRot, sliceOrigin);
    }
 
    if (verbose) {
        qInfo("NIfTI file: %dx%dx%d, datatype=%d, voxel %.3fx%.3fx%.3f mm, c_ras=(%.2f, %.2f, %.2f)",
              nx, ny, nz, datatype, sx, sy, sz,
              volData.c_ras[0], volData.c_ras[1], volData.c_ras[2]);
    }
 
    return true;
}