Restore min_area and do_reconstruction in nuclick transforms (#9083) by Abhigyan1805 · Pull Request #9265 · Project-MONAI/MONAI

Abhigyan1805 · 2026-11-10T04:30:56Z

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SplitLabeld.min_area and PostFilterLabeld.do_reconstruction were accepted and stored but never used. This makes them work:

SplitLabeld: min_area now removes connected components of others smaller than it. The default changes from 5 (previously ignored) to 0 so existing output is unchanged.
PostFilterLabeld: do_reconstruction=True keeps only the parts of each predicted mask connected to its click point (nuc_points), via skimage.morphology.reconstruction. A patch whose click is outside the mask is left as is, with a warning. Default False is unchanged.
Docstrings updated; new tests added in tests/apps/nuclick/test_nuclick_transforms.py.

Types of changes

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.
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.

pytest tests/apps/nuclick passes locally (28 tests).

The min_area default change from 5 to 0 is intentional: the old value was never used, so output is unchanged.

…-MONAI#9083) `SplitLabeld.min_area` and `PostFilterLabeld.do_reconstruction` were used when the transforms were added (Project-MONAI#4266) but stopped being read in Project-MONAI#5563, so setting them has no effect. - `SplitLabeld.min_area` removes connected components of `others` smaller than `min_area` pixels. The default changes from 5 to 0 so that the default output is unchanged. - `PostFilterLabeld.do_reconstruction` keeps only the parts of each patch mask connected to its click point (`nuc_points`), using `skimage.morphology.reconstruction`, as in the NuClick reference post-processing. If the click is outside the mask, the mask is kept and a warning is emitted. The default (`False`) is unchanged. Fixes Project-MONAI#9083 Assisted-by: Claude Code <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Abhigyan Kumar Singh <abhigyan18@gmail.com>

coderabbitai · 2026-11-10T04:31:08Z

Walkthrough

SplitLabeld now defaults min_area to 0 and filters small connected components in others when the threshold is positive. PostFilterLabeld can reconstruct filtered masks from click points when reconstruction is enabled. Tests cover area thresholds, 2D and 4D click maps, and clicks that do not overlap a mask.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: Low · up to 968cc

Reconstruction can return an unexpectedly reduced mask for a click outside it when a smoothed click map is used. The issue is bounded, but should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

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Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documenta…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly identifies the two restored behaviors in the nuclick transforms.
Linked Issues check		[`#9083`] asks that both parameters take effect or be removed. `SplitLabeld` now labels connected components and removes `others` components below `min_area`; its default is `0`. `PostFilterLabeld` opti…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes in `monai/apps/nuclick/transforms.py` and `tests/apps/nuclick/test_nuclick_transforms.py` implement and test [`#9083`]. The docstring updates describe these behaviors. No unrelated changes a…
Description check		The description follows the repository template. It identifies issue `#9083`, summarizes the changes, and marks the applicable change and test categories. It also reports the local test result.

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[#9083] asks that both parameters take effect or be removed. SplitLabeld now labels connected components and removes others components below min_area; its default is 0. PostFilterLabeld optionally reconstructs masks from nuc_points and warns when the click is outside the mask. Tests cover area thresholds, connected-mask retention, 2D/4D click maps, and an outside click.

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The changes in monai/apps/nuclick/transforms.py and tests/apps/nuclick/test_nuclick_transforms.py implement and test [#9083]. The docstring updates describe these behaviors. No unrelated changes are evident.

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Default change alters behavior for existing callers.

The min_area default changes from 5 to 0. The PR states this preserves the default output, because the parameter was previously unused. Mention it in the release notes, because callers who relied on the stored attribute value now see 0.

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Review comments at @monai/apps/nuclick/transforms.py:
- Around line 582-604: Add a Google-style docstring to post_processing
documenting each parameter, the returned filtered boolean masks, and
reconstruction behavior. Describe the possible errors from missing or
insufficient nuc_points and incompatible click-map shapes only if they match the
actual runtime behavior; keep the documentation consistent with the
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coderabbitai · 2026-11-10T04:38:05Z

+            masks = self.post_processing(
+                label,
+                self.thresh,
+                self.min_size,
+                self.min_hole,
+                do_reconstruction=self.do_reconstruction,
+                nuc_points=d[self.nuc_points] if self.do_reconstruction else None,
+            )
            d[key] = self.gen_instance_map(masks, bounding_boxes, x, y, pred_classes=pred_classes).astype(np.uint8)
        return d

-    def post_processing(self, preds, thresh=0.33, min_size=10, min_hole=30):
+    def post_processing(self, preds, thresh=0.33, min_size=10, min_hole=30, do_reconstruction=False, nuc_points=None):
        masks = preds > thresh
        for i in range(preds.shape[0]):
            masks[i] = morphology.remove_small_objects(masks[i], min_size=min_size)
            masks[i] = morphology.remove_small_holes(masks[i], area_threshold=min_hole)
+            if do_reconstruction:
+                marker = convert_to_numpy(nuc_points[i]).reshape(masks[i].shape) > 0
+                seed = marker & masks[i]
+                if seed.any():
+                    masks[i] = morphology.reconstruction(seed, masks[i], footprint=morphology.disk(1)) > 0
+                elif masks[i].any():
+                    warnings.warn(f"Nuclei reconstruction skipped for patch #{i}: click point is outside the mask.")


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Add a Google-style docstring to post_processing.

Document its parameters, return value, and reconstruction exceptions. The Python guidance requires these sections.

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def post_processing(self, preds, thresh=0.33, min_size=10, min_hole=30, do_reconstruction=False, nuc_points=None): + """Filter prediction masks and optionally reconstruct them from click maps. + + Args: + preds: Batch of prediction maps. + thresh: Probability threshold for the masks. + min_size: Minimum object size to retain. + min_hole: Area threshold for removing small holes. + do_reconstruction: Whether to reconstruct masks from click maps. + nuc_points: Click maps, one per prediction when reconstruction is enabled. + Each map must have the same number of elements as its mask. + + Returns: + Filtered boolean masks with the same shape as ``preds``. + + Raises: + TypeError: If reconstruction is enabled and ``nuc_points`` is None + for a nonempty batch. + IndexError: If reconstruction is enabled and there are too few click maps. + ValueError: If a click map cannot be reshaped to its mask's shape. + """ masks = preds > thresh

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masks = self.post_processing(

label,

self.thresh,

self.min_size,

self.min_hole,

do_reconstruction=self.do_reconstruction,

nuc_points=d[self.nuc_points] if self.do_reconstruction else None,

)

d[key] = self.gen_instance_map(masks, bounding_boxes, x, y, pred_classes=pred_classes).astype(np.uint8)

return d

def post_processing(self, preds, thresh=0.33, min_size=10, min_hole=30):

def post_processing(self, preds, thresh=0.33, min_size=10, min_hole=30, do_reconstruction=False, nuc_points=None):

masks = preds > thresh

for i in range(preds.shape[0]):

masks[i] = morphology.remove_small_objects(masks[i], min_size=min_size)

masks[i] = morphology.remove_small_holes(masks[i], area_threshold=min_hole)

if do_reconstruction:

marker = convert_to_numpy(nuc_points[i]).reshape(masks[i].shape) > 0

seed = marker & masks[i]

if seed.any():

masks[i] = morphology.reconstruction(seed, masks[i], footprint=morphology.disk(1)) > 0

elif masks[i].any():

warnings.warn(f"Nuclei reconstruction skipped for patch #{i}: click point is outside the mask.")

masks = self.post_processing(

label,

self.thresh,

self.min_size,

self.min_hole,

do_reconstruction=self.do_reconstruction,

nuc_points=d[self.nuc_points] if self.do_reconstruction else None,

)

d[key] = self.gen_instance_map(masks, bounding_boxes, x, y, pred_classes=pred_classes).astype(np.uint8)

return d

def post_processing(self, preds, thresh=0.33, min_size=10, min_hole=30, do_reconstruction=False, nuc_points=None):

"""Filter prediction masks and optionally reconstruct them from click maps.

Args:

preds: Batch of prediction maps.

thresh: Probability threshold for the masks.

min_size: Minimum object size to retain.

min_hole: Area threshold for removing small holes.

do_reconstruction: Whether to reconstruct masks from click maps.

nuc_points: Click maps, one per prediction when reconstruction is enabled.

Each map must have the same number of elements as its mask.

Returns:

Filtered boolean masks with the same shape as ``preds``.

Raises:

TypeError: If reconstruction is enabled and ``nuc_points`` is None

for a nonempty batch.

IndexError: If reconstruction is enabled and there are too few click maps.

ValueError: If a click map cannot be reshaped to its mask's shape.

"""

masks = preds > thresh

for i in range(preds.shape[0]):

masks[i] = morphology.remove_small_objects(masks[i], min_size=min_size)

masks[i] = morphology.remove_small_holes(masks[i], area_threshold=min_hole)

if do_reconstruction:

marker = convert_to_numpy(nuc_points[i]).reshape(masks[i].shape) > 0

seed = marker & masks[i]

if seed.any():

masks[i] = morphology.reconstruction(seed, masks[i], footprint=morphology.disk(1)) > 0

elif masks[i].any():

warnings.warn(f"Nuclei reconstruction skipped for patch #{i}: click point is outside the mask.")

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- Around line 606-615: Update the reconstruction path that uses nuc_points to
retain and use the original click map as its seed, rather than a
Gaussian-smoothed inclusion channel. Preserve the existing mask cleanup and
warning behavior, ensuring a click outside a mask cannot seed reconstruction
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+
+        Returns:
+            Boolean masks with the same shape as ``preds``.
+
+        Raises:
+            TypeError: if ``do_reconstruction`` is True and ``nuc_points`` is None.
+        """
        masks = preds > thresh
        for i in range(preds.shape[0]):
            masks[i] = morphology.remove_small_objects(masks[i], min_size=min_size)


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Use the original click for reconstruction.

If a caller supplies a Gaussian-smoothed inclusion channel as nuc_points, spillover can seed a mask even when the click is outside it. Reconstruction can then remove other mask components without the promised warning. Retain the original click map for reconstruction instead of using the smoothed signal.

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