/* -*- mia-c++  -*-
 *
 * This file is part of MIA - a toolbox for medical image analysis 
 * Copyright (c) Leipzig, Madrid 1999-2013 Gert Wollny
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 */

#include <mia/3d/image.hh>

/*
  This code implements the functions needed to support the NFG cost function.


*/



NS_MIA_BEGIN

/**
   @ingroup registration 
   @brief evaluate an approximation of the noise level of an image
   @param image the input image 
   @return the noise level 
 */
EXPORT_3D float get_noise_level(const C3DImage& image);

/**
   @ingroup registration 
   @brief evaluate the noise-vs-gradient jump level for the normalized gradient field evaluation 
   @param image the input image 
   @return the jump level 
 */
EXPORT_3D float get_jump_level(const C3DImage& image);

/**
   @ingroup registration 
   @brief evaluate the noise-vs-gradient jump level for the normalized gradient field evaluation 
   @param image the input image 
   @param noise_level 
   @return the jump level 
 */
EXPORT_3D float get_jump_level(const C3DImage& image, float noise_level);

/**
   @ingroup registration 
   @brief evaluate normalized gradiend field of an image 

   Evaluate the normalized gradient field of an image using a pre-defined noise level 
   @param image the input image 
   @param noise_level 
   @return the normalized gradient field 
 */
EXPORT_3D C3DFVectorfield get_nfg_n(const C3DImage& image,  float noise_level);

/**
   @ingroup registration 
   @brief evaluate normalized gradiend field of an image 

   Evaluate the normalized gradient field of an image using a pre-defined squared jump-level 
   @param image the input image 
   @param jump_level2
   @return the normalized gradient field 
 */
EXPORT_3D C3DFVectorfield get_nfg_j(const C3DImage& image,  float jump_level2);

/**
   @ingroup registration 
   @brief evaluate normalized gradiend field of an image 

   Evaluate the normalized gradient field of an image. Noise level and jump level 
   are estimated. 
   @param image the input image 
   @return the normalized gradient field 
 */
EXPORT_3D C3DFVectorfield get_nfg(const C3DImage& image);

NS_MIA_END
