Should we reorient this template as RPI?

[jcohenadad]

Currently, the template is oriented as LPI ("Neurological" convention). This has highlighted a problem when registering to a template spinalcordtoolbox/spinalcordtoolbox#3300.

Regardless this problem (which should be solved whatever orientation the template is), most templates are in fact RPI ("Radiological" convention), not LPI. Example:

• SCT PAM50
• MNI template

So, it would be more consistent to keep with the convention.

Also see: http://www.grahamwideman.com/gw/brain/orientation/orientterms.htm

[charleygros]

I think this has been fixed in a merged PR:

chgroc@rosenberg:~/exvivo-template$ sct_image -i template/exvivo_t2.nii.gz -getorient

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Spinal Cord Toolbox (git-master-af2d4de531f66cd062af6fefa87c3f84185875ff)

sct_image -i template/exvivo_t2.nii.gz -getorient
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RPI

Closing this issue.

[jcohenadad]

Reopening because fslhd says LPI (and I trust fslhd more than sct_image 😅 ):

 fslhd exvivo_t2.nii.gz 
[...]
qform_xorient	Left-to-Right
qform_yorient	Posterior-to-Anterior
qform_zorient	Inferior-to-Superior

version of the dataset: 6a595f9

There might be a but in sct_image. Issue opened: spinalcordtoolbox/spinalcordtoolbox#3311