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Fixes #9168.

Description

This pull request fixes an issue in ITKReader where datasets with a negative SpacingBetweenSlices metadata attribute resulted in an incorrect or flipped physical slice direction in the computed affine matrix.

Specifically, the _get_affine method now checks for "ITK_SpacingBetweenSlices" and properly accounts for negative values by ensuring the spacing magnitude is used correctly while adjusting the corresponding direction vector component, preventing slice inversion errors.

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  • Non-breaking change (fix or new feature that would not break existing functionality).
  • Breaking change (fix or new feature that would cause existing functionality to change).
  • New tests added to cover the changes (Note: Make sure to add a test case in tests/test_itk_reader.py before checking this).
  • Integration tests passed locally by running ./runtests.sh -f -u --net --coverage.
  • Quick tests passed locally by running ./runtests.sh --quick --unittests --disttests.
  • In-line docstrings updated.
  • Documentation updated, tested make html command in the docs/ folder.

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ITKReader now builds the affine from image spacing, direction, and origin across all dimensions. For images with at least three dimensions, negative slice spacing updates the third spacing and reverses the third direction column. LPS-to-RAS conversion applies only when enabled and the image has at least three dimensions.

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Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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ITKReader cannot currently load ordinary images. Fix the metadata lookup and coordinate-conversion paths before merging.

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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check Warning Issue #9168 requires correct physical plane positions for accepted negative ITK_SpacingBetweenSlices input and automated regression coverage. _get_affine applies the negative-spacing correction, b… Add a focused regression test in the repository's actual ITK reader test location. Check all computed plane positions against ImagePositionPatient for negative spacing. Document the accepted-input behavior and geometry check, or explicitl…
Out of Scope Changes check Warning The change expands affine construction to the full image dimensionality and changes LPS-to-RAS conversion for images with fewer than three dimensions. Issue #9168 concerns negative slice spacing in 3D… Limit the change to the negative 3D slice-spacing correction and its regression test. Preserve existing affine dimensionality and lower-dimensional LPS-to-RAS behavior unless a separate requirement justifies those changes.
Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 66.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 1 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Title check Inconclusive The title references the correct issue but does not describe the main change to negative ITK_SpacingBetweenSlices handling in ITKReader. Use a descriptive title such as "Fix negative ITK_SpacingBetweenSlices handling in ITKReader affine".
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Description check Passed The description includes the required headings, explains the ITKReader affine fix, and records the selected change types and test commands. Optional documentation and docstring items are explicitly le…
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Explanation

Issue #9168 requires correct physical plane positions for accepted negative ITK_SpacingBetweenSlices input and automated regression coverage. _get_affine applies the negative-spacing correction, but the reviewed change summary and available files provide no focused test that compares affine plane positions with ImagePositionPatient. The change also provides no documented geometry check, explicit rejection path, or evidence for the requested alternative-reader and verified ITK-release evaluation.

Resolution

Add a focused regression test in the repository's actual ITK reader test location. Check all computed plane positions against ImagePositionPatient for negative spacing. Document the accepted-input behavior and geometry check, or explicitly reject inconsistent metadata. Record an evidence-based alternative-reader or fixed-ITK-release decision.

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Explanation

The change expands affine construction to the full image dimensionality and changes LPS-to-RAS conversion for images with fewer than three dimensions. Issue #9168 concerns negative slice spacing in 3D ITKReader input. These lower-dimensional and generalized-affine changes are not connected to that objective.

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Review comments at @monai/data/image_reader.py:
- Around line 361-363: Update the affine construction to cap the spatial
dimensions at three, keeping its rank consistent with `_get_spatial_shape` and
ensuring four-dimensional ITK images produce a 4×4 affine.
- Around line 361-363: After constructing the affine from spacing, direction,
and origin, apply the LPS-to-RAS conversion when affine_lps_to_ras is true;
preserve the unconverted affine when it is false.
- Line 346: Restore the affine_lps_to_ras parameter in ITKReader._get_affine so
the existing two-argument call in ITKReader.get_data remains valid. Add get_data
coverage for both values of the flag.
- Around line 352-354: Update the ITK_SpacingBetweenSlices lookup to obtain the
metadata dictionary from sitk_img and use that dictionary for both the key check
and value retrieval, so absent keys do not call HasKey on the itk.Image object.

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if sitk_img.HasKey("ITK_SpacingBetweenSlices"):
try:
s_slice = float(sitk_img.GetMetaData("ITK_SpacingBetweenSlices"))

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔴 Critical | ⚡ Quick win

Read the key from the ITK metadata dictionary.

After the signature is fixed, sitk_img.HasKey(...) raises AttributeError on an itk.Image, even when the key is absent. HasKey belongs to GetMetaDataDictionary(); read the value from that dictionary too. The current ValueError handler cannot catch this failure. (docs.itk.org)

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Review comment at @monai/data/image_reader.py around lines 352 - 354:
Update the ITK_SpacingBetweenSlices lookup to obtain the metadata dictionary
from sitk_img and use that dictionary for both the key check and value
retrieval, so absent keys do not call HasKey on the itk.Image object.

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- Line 366: In ITKReader.get_data, replace the call to the undefined
self._lps_to_ras method with the imported orientation_ras_lps function when
affine_lps_to_ras is enabled, preserving the existing affine conversion
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affine[:len(spacing), :len(spacing)] = direction * spacing
affine[:len(spacing), len(spacing)] = origin

if user_affine_lps_to_ras and len(spacing) >= 3:

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Convert two-dimensional affines when requested.

For a two-dimensional image, this condition skips conversion even when affine_lps_to_ras=True. get_data then labels the unchanged LPS affine as RAS. Apply the conversion for supported two-dimensional affines as well; keep the spatial-rank limit separate from the conversion flag. (github.com)

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Update the affine conversion condition using user_affine_lps_to_ras so supported
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affine[:len(spacing), len(spacing)] = origin

if user_affine_lps_to_ras and len(spacing) >= 3:
affine = self._lps_to_ras(affine)

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Call the existing affine conversion function.

For a three-dimensional image with affine_lps_to_ras=True, this branch calls self._lps_to_ras, but ITKReader defines no such method. Once the separately reported metadata lookup is corrected, get_data will raise AttributeError on this default path. Use the imported orientation_ras_lps function instead. (github.com)

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Review comment at @monai/data/image_reader.py at line 366:
In ITKReader.get_data, replace the call to the undefined self._lps_to_ras method
with the imported orientation_ras_lps function when affine_lps_to_ras is
enabled, preserving the existing affine conversion behavior.

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Incorrect physical slice direction for negative SpacingBetweenSlices via ITKReader (MONAI 1.6.1, ITK 5.4.7)

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