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Restore min_area and do_reconstruction in nuclick transforms (#9083)
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Add docstring to PostFilterLabeld.post_processing
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Expand Up @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
from __future__ import annotations

import math
import warnings
from typing import Any

import numpy as np
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ class SplitLabeld(MapTransform):
label: key of the label source
others: other labels storage key, defaults to ``"others"``
mask_value: the mask_value that will be kept for binarization of the label, defaults to ``"mask_value"``
min_area: The smallest allowable object size.
min_area: The smallest allowable size (in pixels) of an object in ``others``; connected components of
``others`` smaller than this are removed. Defaults to ``0``, which keeps all the objects.
others_value: Value/class for other nuclei; Use this to separate core nuclei vs others.
to_binary_mask: Convert mask to binary; Set it false to restore original class values
"""
Expand All @@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ def __init__(
keys: KeysCollection,
others: str = NuclickKeys.OTHERS,
mask_value: str | None = NuclickKeys.MASK_VALUE,
min_area: int = 5,
min_area: int = 0,
others_value: int = 0,
to_binary_mask: bool = True,
):
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -184,6 +186,11 @@ def __call__(self, data):
others[others > 0] = 1
if torch.count_nonzero(others):
others = measure.label(convert_to_numpy(others)[0], connectivity=1)
if self.min_area > 0:
areas = np.bincount(others.ravel())
small = areas < self.min_area
small[0] = False
others[small[others]] = 0
others = torch.from_numpy(others)[None]

label = mask.type(torch.uint8) if isinstance(mask, torch.Tensor) else mask
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -528,7 +535,10 @@ class PostFilterLabeld(MapTransform):
thresh: probability threshold for classifying a pixel as a mask
min_size: min_size objects that will be removed from the image, refer skimage remove_small_objects
min_hole: min_hole that will be removed from the image, refer skimage remove_small_holes
do_reconstruction: Boolean Flag, Perform a morphological reconstruction of an image, refer skimage
nuc_points: key of the click map of each patch, an array of shape (N, 1, H, W) or (N, H, W) where N is
the number of bounding boxes; only read when ``do_reconstruction`` is ``True``.
do_reconstruction: Boolean Flag, if ``True``, keep only the parts of each predicted mask that are connected
to its click point (``nuc_points``), using a morphological reconstruction, refer skimage
allow_missing_keys: don't raise exception if key is missing.
pred_classes: List of Predicted class for each instance
"""
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -569,15 +579,48 @@ def __call__(self, data):

for key in self.keys:
label = d[key].astype(np.uint8)
masks = self.post_processing(label, self.thresh, self.min_size, self.min_hole)
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):
"""
Threshold the predictions and clean up each mask.

Args:
preds: predicted probabilities, shape (N, H, W).
thresh: threshold applied to ``preds`` to obtain binary masks.
min_size: objects smaller than this are removed.
min_hole: holes smaller than this are filled.
do_reconstruction: if True, keep only the parts of each mask connected to its click point in
``nuc_points``. A patch whose click is outside the mask is left unchanged, with a warning.
nuc_points: click points, one per patch (``nuc_points[i]`` is reshaped to the mask shape).
Required when ``do_reconstruction`` is True.

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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Review comment at @monai/apps/nuclick/transforms.py around lines 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 through spillover.

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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.

Suggested fix 

     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.")
Prompt for AI Agents 
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

Review comment at @monai/apps/nuclick/transforms.py around lines 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 implementation.

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return masks

def gen_instance_map(self, masks, bounding_boxes, x, y, flatten=True, pred_classes=None):
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LABEL_4 = np.array([[[4, 4, 4, 4], [4, 4, 4, 4], [4, 4, 4, 4], [4, 4, 4, 4]]], dtype=np.uint8)

# target nucleus (1), a 9-pixel neighbor (2) and a 1-pixel fragment of another neighbor (3)
LABEL_5 = np.array(
[
[
[1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 2, 2, 2],
[0, 0, 0, 2, 2, 2],
[3, 0, 0, 2, 2, 2],
]
],
dtype=np.uint8,
)

IL_IMAGE_1 = np.array(
[
[[0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 1, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1, 1, 1], [0, 0, 1, 1, 1], [0, 0, 1, 1, 1]],
Expand All @@ -89,6 +104,19 @@

IL_LABEL_2 = np.array([[[0, 0, 0], [0, 1, 0], [0, 0, 0]]], dtype=np.uint8)

# two 16-pixel blobs in one 10x10 patch
PRED_2 = np.zeros((1, 10, 10), dtype=np.float32)
PRED_2[0, 1:5, 1:5] = 1.0
PRED_2[0, 6:10, 6:10] = 1.0

# click inside the first blob
NUC_POINTS_2 = np.zeros((1, 1, 10, 10), dtype=np.float32)
NUC_POINTS_2[0, 0, 2, 2] = 1.0

# click outside both blobs
NUC_POINTS_3 = np.zeros((1, 1, 10, 10), dtype=np.float32)
NUC_POINTS_3[0, 0, 0, 9] = 1.0

PRED_1 = np.array(
[[[1, 1, 1, 1, 1], [2, 0, 0, 0, 2], [3, 0, 0, 0, 3], [4, 0, 0, 0, 4], [5, 5, 5, 5, 5]]], dtype=np.float32
)
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DATA_SPLIT_1 = {"label": LABEL_3, "mask_value": 1}
DATA_SPLIT_2 = {"label": LABEL_4, "mask_value": 4}
DATA_SPLIT_3 = {"label": LABEL_5, "mask_value": 1}

DATA_GUIDANCE_1 = {"image": IL_IMAGE_1, "label": IL_LABEL_1, "others": IL_OTHERS_1, "centroid": (2, 2)}

Expand All @@ -125,13 +154,40 @@
"img_width": 6,
}

DATA_LABEL_FILTER_2 = {
"pred": PRED_2,
"nuc_points": NUC_POINTS_2,
"bounding_boxes": [[0, 0, 10, 10]],
"img_height": 10,
"img_width": 10,
}

# Result Definitions
EXTRACT_RESULT_TC1 = np.array([[[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1]]], dtype=np.uint8)
EXTRACT_RESULT_TC2 = np.array([[[0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0]]], dtype=np.uint8)

SPLIT_RESULT_TC1 = np.array([[[1, 1, 1, 1], [0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0]]], dtype=np.uint8)
SPLIT_RESULT_TC2 = np.array([[[1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1]]], dtype=np.uint8)

SPLIT_OTHERS_ALL = np.array(
[
[
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1],
[0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1],
[2, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1],
]
],
dtype=np.uint8,
)
SPLIT_OTHERS_NO_FRAGMENT = SPLIT_OTHERS_ALL * (SPLIT_OTHERS_ALL == 1)

LABEL_FILTER_BOTH_BLOBS = (PRED_2[0] > 0).astype(np.uint8)
LABEL_FILTER_CLICKED_BLOB = np.zeros((10, 10), dtype=np.uint8)
LABEL_FILTER_CLICKED_BLOB[1:5, 1:5] = 1

# Test Case Definitions
FILTER_IMAGE_TEST_CASE_1 = [{"keys": "image", "min_size": 1}, DATA_FILTER_1, [3, 3, 3]]

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SPLIT_TEST_CASE_1 = [{"keys": ["label"], "mask_value": "mask_value", "min_area": 1}, DATA_SPLIT_1, SPLIT_RESULT_TC1]
SPLIT_TEST_CASE_2 = [{"keys": ["label"], "mask_value": "mask_value", "min_area": 3}, DATA_SPLIT_2, SPLIT_RESULT_TC2]

SPLIT_OTHERS_TEST_CASE_1 = [{"keys": ["label"]}, DATA_SPLIT_3, SPLIT_OTHERS_ALL]
SPLIT_OTHERS_TEST_CASE_2 = [{"keys": ["label"], "min_area": 1}, DATA_SPLIT_3, SPLIT_OTHERS_ALL]
SPLIT_OTHERS_TEST_CASE_3 = [{"keys": ["label"], "min_area": 2}, DATA_SPLIT_3, SPLIT_OTHERS_NO_FRAGMENT]
SPLIT_OTHERS_TEST_CASE_4 = [{"keys": ["label"], "min_area": 9}, DATA_SPLIT_3, SPLIT_OTHERS_NO_FRAGMENT]
SPLIT_OTHERS_TEST_CASE_5 = [{"keys": ["label"], "min_area": 10}, DATA_SPLIT_3, np.zeros_like(SPLIT_OTHERS_ALL)]

GUIDANCE_TEST_CASE_1 = [{"image": "image", "label": "label", "others": "others"}, DATA_GUIDANCE_1, [5, 5, 5]]
GUIDANCE_TEST_CASE_2 = [
{"image": "image", "label": "label", "others": "others", "gaussian": True, "use_distance": True},
Expand All @@ -171,6 +233,18 @@

LABEL_FILTER_TEST_CASE_1 = [{"keys": ["pred"]}, DATA_LABEL_FILTER_1, [6, 6]]

LABEL_FILTER_RESULT_TEST_CASE_1 = [{"keys": ["pred"]}, DATA_LABEL_FILTER_2, LABEL_FILTER_BOTH_BLOBS]
LABEL_FILTER_RESULT_TEST_CASE_2 = [
{"keys": ["pred"], "do_reconstruction": True},
DATA_LABEL_FILTER_2,
LABEL_FILTER_CLICKED_BLOB,
]
LABEL_FILTER_RESULT_TEST_CASE_3 = [
{"keys": ["pred"], "do_reconstruction": True},
{**DATA_LABEL_FILTER_2, "nuc_points": NUC_POINTS_2[:, 0]},
LABEL_FILTER_CLICKED_BLOB,
]

LABEL_GUIDANCE_TEST_CASE_1 = [{"keys": ["image"], "source": "label"}, DATA_GUIDANCE_1, [4, 5, 5]]

LABEL_CLASS_TEST_CASE_1 = [{"keys": ["label"], "offset": 2}, DATA_GUIDANCE_1, 3]
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result = SplitLabeld(**arguments)(input_data)
np.testing.assert_equal(result["label"], expected_result)

@parameterized.expand(
[
SPLIT_OTHERS_TEST_CASE_1,
SPLIT_OTHERS_TEST_CASE_2,
SPLIT_OTHERS_TEST_CASE_3,
SPLIT_OTHERS_TEST_CASE_4,
SPLIT_OTHERS_TEST_CASE_5,
]
)
def test_min_area(self, arguments, input_data, expected_others):
result = SplitLabeld(**arguments)(input_data)
np.testing.assert_equal(result["label"], (LABEL_5 == 1).astype(np.uint8))
np.testing.assert_equal(result["others"], expected_others)


class TestGuidanceSignal(unittest.TestCase):

Expand All @@ -238,6 +326,19 @@ def test_correct_shape(self, arguments, input_data, expected_shape):
result = PostFilterLabeld(**arguments)(input_data)
np.testing.assert_equal(result["pred"].shape, expected_shape)

@parameterized.expand(
[LABEL_FILTER_RESULT_TEST_CASE_1, LABEL_FILTER_RESULT_TEST_CASE_2, LABEL_FILTER_RESULT_TEST_CASE_3]
)
def test_correct_results(self, arguments, input_data, expected_result):
result = PostFilterLabeld(**arguments)(input_data)
np.testing.assert_equal(result["pred"], expected_result)

def test_reconstruction_click_outside_mask(self):
data = {**DATA_LABEL_FILTER_2, "nuc_points": NUC_POINTS_3}
with self.assertWarns(UserWarning):
result = PostFilterLabeld(keys=["pred"], do_reconstruction=True)(data)
np.testing.assert_equal(result["pred"], LABEL_FILTER_BOTH_BLOBS)


class TestAddLabelAsGuidance(unittest.TestCase):

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