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# avw_hdr_read

## (PublicToolbox/MRI_toolbox_v2p0/avw_hdr_read.m in BrainStorm 2.0 (Alpha))

### Function Synopsis

    [ avw, machine ] = avw_hdr_read(fileprefix, machine)

### Help Text

     avw_hdr_read - read Analyze format data header (*.hdr)

     [ avw, machine ] = avw_hdr_read(fileprefix, [machine])

     fileprefix - string filename (without .hdr); the file name
                  can be given as a full path or relative to the
                  current directory.

     machine - a string, see machineformat in fread for details.
               The default here is 'ieee-le' but the routine
               will automatically switch between little and big
               endian to read any such Analyze header.  It
               reports the appropriate machine format and can
               return the machine value.

     avw.hdr - a struct, all fields returned from the header.
               For details, find a good description on the web
               or see the Analyze File Format pdf in the
               mri_toolbox doc folder or read this .m file.

     This function is called by avw_img_read

     See also avw_hdr_write, avw_hdr_make, avw_view_hdr, avw_view

### Cross-Reference Information

This function is called by

    avw_img_read                       C:\BrainStorm_2001\PublicToolbox\MRI_toolbox_v2p0\avw_img_read.m

### Listing of function C:\BrainStorm_2001\PublicToolbox\MRI_toolbox_v2p0\avw_hdr_read.m

    function [ avw, machine ] = avw_hdr_read(fileprefix, machine)

    % avw_hdr_read - read Analyze format data header (*.hdr)
    %
    % [ avw, machine ] = avw_hdr_read(fileprefix, [machine])
    %
    % fileprefix - string filename (without .hdr); the file name
    %              can be given as a full path or relative to the
    %              current directory.
    %
    % machine - a string, see machineformat in fread for details.
    %           The default here is 'ieee-le' but the routine
    %           will automatically switch between little and big
    %           endian to read any such Analyze header.  It
    %           reports the appropriate machine format and can
    %           return the machine value.
    %
    % avw.hdr - a struct, all fields returned from the header.
    %           For details, find a good description on the web
    %           or see the Analyze File Format pdf in the
    %           mri_toolbox doc folder or read this .m file.
    %
    % This function is called by avw_img_read
    %
    % See also avw_hdr_write, avw_hdr_make, avw_view_hdr, avw_view
    %

    % $Revision: 1 $ $Date: 5/21/04 12:51p $

    % Licence:  GNU GPL, no express or implied warranties
    % History:  05/2002, Darren.Weber@flinders.edu.au
    %                    The Analyze format and c code below is copyright
    %                    (c) Copyright, 1986-1995
    %                    Biomedical Imaging Resource, Mayo Foundation
    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

    version = '[$Revision: 1 $]';
    fprintf('\nAVW_HDR_READ [v%s]\n',version(12:16));  tic;

    if ~exist('fileprefix','var'),
        msg = sprintf('...no input fileprefix - see help avw_hdr_read\n\n');
        error(msg);
    end
    if ~exist('machine','var'), machine = 'ieee-le'; end

    if findstr('.hdr',fileprefix),
        % fprintf('...removing .hdr extension from ''%s''\n',fileprefix);
        fileprefix = strrep(fileprefix,'.hdr','');
    end
    if findstr('.img',fileprefix),
        % fprintf('...removing .img extension from ''%s''\n',fileprefix);
        fileprefix = strrep(fileprefix,'.img','');
    end
    file = sprintf('%s.hdr',fileprefix);

    if exist(file),
        fprintf('...reading %s Analyze format',machine);
        fid = fopen(file,'r',machine);
        avw.hdr = read_header(fid);
        avw.fileprefix = fileprefix;
        fclose(fid);

        if ~isequal(avw.hdr.hk.sizeof_hdr,348),
            fprintf('...failed.\n');
            % first try reading the opposite endian to 'machine'
            switch machine,
            case 'ieee-le', machine = 'ieee-be';
            case 'ieee-be', machine = 'ieee-le';
            end
            fprintf('...reading %s Analyze format',machine);
            fid = fopen(file,'r',machine);
            avw.hdr = read_header(fid);
            avw.fileprefix = fileprefix;
            fclose(fid);
        end
        if ~isequal(avw.hdr.hk.sizeof_hdr,348),
            % Now throw an error
            fprintf('...failed.\n');
            msg = sprintf('...size of header not equal to 348 bytes!\n\n');
            error(msg);
        end
    else
        msg = sprintf('...cannot find file %s.hdr\n\n',file);
        error(msg);
    end

    t=toc; fprintf('...done (%5.2f sec).\n',t);

    return

    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
    function [ dsr ] = read_header(fid)

        % Original header structures - ANALYZE 7.5
        %struct dsr
        %       {
        %       struct header_key hk;            /*   0 +  40       */
        %       struct image_dimension dime;     /*  40 + 108       */
        %       struct data_history hist;        /* 148 + 200       */
        %       };                               /* total= 348 bytes*/
        dsr.hk   = header_key(fid);
        dsr.dime = image_dimension(fid);
        dsr.hist = data_history(fid);

    return

    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
    function [hk] = header_key(fid)

        % The required elements in the header_key substructure are:
        %
        % int sizeof_header   Must indicate the byte size of the header file.
        % int extents         Should be 16384, the image file is created as
        %                     contiguous with a minimum extent size.
        % char regular        Must be 'r' to indicate that all images and
        %                     volumes are the same size.

        % Original header structures - ANALYZE 7.5
        % struct header_key                      /* header key      */
        %       {                                /* off + size      */
        %       int sizeof_hdr                   /*  0 +  4         */
        %       char data_type[10];              /*  4 + 10         */
        %       char db_name[18];                /* 14 + 18         */
        %       int extents;                     /* 32 +  4         */
        %       short int session_error;         /* 36 +  2         */
        %       char regular;                    /* 38 +  1         */
        %       char hkey_un0;                   /* 39 +  1         */
        %       };                               /* total=40 bytes  */

        fseek(fid,0,'bof');

        hk.sizeof_hdr    = fread(fid, 1,'*int32');  % should be 348!
        hk.data_type     = fread(fid,10,'*char')';
        hk.db_name       = fread(fid,18,'*char')';
        hk.extents       = fread(fid, 1,'*int32');
        hk.session_error = fread(fid, 1,'*int16');
        hk.regular       = fread(fid, 1,'*char')'; % might be uint8
        hk.hkey_un0      = fread(fid, 1,'*uint8')';

        % check if this value was a char zero
        if hk.hkey_un0 == 48,
            hk.hkey_un0 = 0;
        end

    return

    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
    function [ dime ] = image_dimension(fid)

        %struct image_dimension
        %       {                                /* off + size      */
        %       short int dim[8];                /* 0 + 16          */
        %           /*
        %           dim[0]      Number of dimensions in database; usually 4.
        %           dim[1]      Image X dimension;  number of *pixels* in an image row.
        %           dim[2]      Image Y dimension;  number of *pixel rows* in slice.
        %           dim[3]      Volume Z dimension; number of *slices* in a volume.
        %           dim[4]      Time points; number of volumes in database
        %           */
        %       char vox_units[4];               /* 16 + 4          */
        %       char cal_units[8];               /* 20 + 8          */
        %       short int unused1;               /* 28 + 2          */
        %       short int datatype;              /* 30 + 2          */
        %       short int bitpix;                /* 32 + 2          */
        %       short int dim_un0;               /* 34 + 2          */
        %       float pixdim[8];                 /* 36 + 32         */
        %            /*
        %                pixdim[] specifies the voxel dimensions:
        %                pixdim[1] - voxel width, mm
        %                pixdim[2] - voxel height, mm
        %                pixdim[3] - slice thickness, mm
        %               pixdim[4] - volume timing, in msec
        %                    ..etc
        %            */
        %       float vox_offset;                /* 68 + 4          */
        %       float roi_scale;                 /* 72 + 4          */
        %       float funused1;                  /* 76 + 4          */
        %       float funused2;                  /* 80 + 4          */
        %       float cal_max;                   /* 84 + 4          */
        %       float cal_min;                   /* 88 + 4          */
        %       int compressed;                  /* 92 + 4          */
        %       int verified;                    /* 96 + 4          */
        %       int glmax;                       /* 100 + 4         */
        %       int glmin;                       /* 104 + 4         */
        %       };                               /* total=108 bytes */

        dime.dim        = fread(fid,8,'*int16')';
        dime.vox_units  = fread(fid,4,'*char')';
        dime.cal_units  = fread(fid,8,'*char')';
        dime.unused1    = fread(fid,1,'*int16');
        dime.datatype   = fread(fid,1,'*int16');
        dime.bitpix     = fread(fid,1,'*int16');
        dime.dim_un0    = fread(fid,1,'*int16');
        dime.pixdim     = fread(fid,8,'*float')';
        dime.vox_offset = fread(fid,1,'*float');
        dime.roi_scale  = fread(fid,1,'*float');
        dime.funused1   = fread(fid,1,'*float');
        dime.funused2   = fread(fid,1,'*float');
        dime.cal_max    = fread(fid,1,'*float');
        dime.cal_min    = fread(fid,1,'*float');
        dime.compressed = fread(fid,1,'*int32');
        dime.verified   = fread(fid,1,'*int32');
        dime.glmax      = fread(fid,1,'*int32');
        dime.glmin      = fread(fid,1,'*int32');

        if dime.dim(1) < 4, % Number of dimensions in database; usually 4.
            fprintf('...ensuring 4 dimensions in avw.hdr.dime.dim\n');
            dime.dim(1) = int16(4);
        end
        if dime.dim(5) < 1, % Time points; number of volumes in database
            fprintf('...ensuring at least 1 volume in avw.hdr.dime.dim(5)\n');
            dime.dim(5) = int16(1);
        end

    return

    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
    function [ hist ] = data_history(fid)

        % Original header structures - ANALYZE 7.5
        %struct data_history
        %       {                                /* off + size      */
        %       char descrip[80];                /* 0 + 80          */
        %       char aux_file[24];               /* 80 + 24         */
        %       char orient;                     /* 104 + 1         */
        %       char originator[10];             /* 105 + 10        */
        %       char generated[10];              /* 115 + 10        */
        %       char scannum[10];                /* 125 + 10        */
        %       char patient_id[10];             /* 135 + 10        */
        %       char exp_date[10];               /* 145 + 10        */
        %       char exp_time[10];               /* 155 + 10        */
        %       char hist_un0[3];                /* 165 + 3         */
        %       int views                        /* 168 + 4         */
        %       int vols_added;                  /* 172 + 4         */
        %       int start_field;                 /* 176 + 4         */
        %       int field_skip;                  /* 180 + 4         */
        %       int omax;                        /* 184 + 4         */
        %       int omin;                        /* 188 + 4         */
        %       int smax;                        /* 192 + 4         */
        %       int smin;                        /* 196 + 4         */
        %       };                               /* total=200 bytes */

        hist.descrip     = fread(fid,80,'*char')';
        hist.aux_file    = fread(fid,24,'*char')';
        hist.orient      = fread(fid, 1,'*uint8');  % see note below on char
        hist.originator  = fread(fid,10,'*char')';
        hist.generated   = fread(fid,10,'*char')';
        hist.scannum     = fread(fid,10,'*char')';
        hist.patient_id  = fread(fid,10,'*char')';
        hist.exp_date    = fread(fid,10,'*char')';
        hist.exp_time    = fread(fid,10,'*char')';
        hist.hist_un0    = fread(fid, 3,'*char')';
        hist.views       = fread(fid, 1,'*int32');
        hist.vols_added  = fread(fid, 1,'*int32');
        hist.start_field = fread(fid, 1,'*int32');
        hist.field_skip  = fread(fid, 1,'*int32');
        hist.omax        = fread(fid, 1,'*int32');
        hist.omin        = fread(fid, 1,'*int32');
        hist.smax        = fread(fid, 1,'*int32');
        hist.smin        = fread(fid, 1,'*int32');

        % check if hist.orient was saved as ascii char value
        switch hist.orient,
            case 48, hist.orient = uint8(0);
            case 49, hist.orient = uint8(1);
            case 50, hist.orient = uint8(2);
            case 51, hist.orient = uint8(3);
            case 52, hist.orient = uint8(4);
            case 53, hist.orient = uint8(5);
        end

    return

    % Note on using char:
    % The 'char orient' field in the header is intended to
    % hold simply an 8-bit unsigned integer value, not the ASCII representation
    % of the character for that value.  A single 'char' byte is often used to
    % represent an integer value in Analyze if the known value range doesn't
    % go beyond 0-255 - saves a byte over a short int, which may not mean
    % much in today's computing environments, but given that this format
    % has been around since the early 1980's, saving bytes here and there on
    % older systems was important!  In this case, 'char' simply provides the
    % byte of storage - not an indicator of the format for what is stored in
    % this byte.  Generally speaking, anytime a single 'char' is used, it is
    % probably meant to hold an 8-bit integer value, whereas if this has
    % been dimensioned as an array, then it is intended to hold an ASCII
    % character string, even if that was only a single character.
    % Denny  <hanson.dennis2@mayo.edu>

    % Comments
    % The header format is flexible and can be extended for new
    % user-defined data types. The essential structures of the header
    % are the header_key and the image_dimension.
    %

    % The required elements in the header_key substructure are:
    %
    % int sizeof_header   Must indicate the byte size of the header file.
    % int extents         Should be 16384, the image file is created as
    %                     contiguous with a minimum extent size.
    % char regular        Must be 'r' to indicate that all images and
    %                     volumes are the same size.
    %

    % The image_dimension substructure describes the organization and
    % size of the images. These elements enable the database to reference
    % images by volume and slice number. Explanation of each element follows:
    %
    % short int dim[ ];      /* Array of the image dimensions */
    %
    % dim[0]      Number of dimensions in database; usually 4.
    % dim[1]      Image X dimension; number of pixels in an image row.
    % dim[2]      Image Y dimension; number of pixel rows in slice.
    % dim[3]      Volume Z dimension; number of slices in a volume.
    % dim[4]      Time points; number of volumes in database.
    % dim[5]      Undocumented.
    % dim[6]      Undocumented.
    % dim[7]      Undocumented.
    %
    % char vox_units[4]     Specifies the spatial units of measure for a voxel.
    % char cal_units[8]      Specifies the name of the calibration unit.
    % short int unused1      /* Unused */
    % short int datatype      /* Datatype for this image set */
    % /*Acceptable values for datatype are*/
    % #define DT_NONE             0
    % #define DT_UNKNOWN          0    /*Unknown data type*/
    % #define DT_BINARY           1    /*Binary             ( 1 bit per voxel)*/
    % #define DT_UNSIGNED_CHAR    2    /*Unsigned character ( 8 bits per voxel)*/
    % #define DT_SIGNED_SHORT     4    /*Signed short       (16 bits per voxel)*/
    % #define DT_SIGNED_INT       8    /*Signed integer     (32 bits per voxel)*/
    % #define DT_FLOAT           16    /*Floating point     (32 bits per voxel)*/
    % #define DT_COMPLEX         32    /*Complex (64 bits per voxel; 2 floating point numbers)/*
    % #define DT_DOUBLE          64    /*Double precision   (64 bits per voxel)*/
    % #define DT_RGB            128    /*A Red-Green-Blue datatype*/
    % #define DT_ALL            255    /*Undocumented*/
    %
    % short int bitpix;    /* Number of bits per pixel; 1, 8, 16, 32, or 64. */
    % short int dim_un0;   /* Unused */
    %
    % float pixdim[];     Parallel array to dim[], giving real world measurements in mm and ms.
    %       pixdim[0];    Pixel dimensions?
    %       pixdim[1];    Voxel width in mm.
    %       pixdim[2];    Voxel height in mm.
    %       pixdim[3];    Slice thickness in mm.
    %       pixdim[4];    timeslice in ms (ie, TR in fMRI).
    %       pixdim[5];    Undocumented.
    %       pixdim[6];    Undocumented.
    %       pixdim[7];    Undocumented.
    %
    % float vox_offset;   Byte offset in the .img file at which voxels start. This value can be
    %                     negative to specify that the absolute value is applied for every image
    %                     in the file.
    %
    % float roi_scale; Specifies the Region Of Interest scale?
    % float funused1; Undocumented.
    % float funused2; Undocumented.
    %
    % float cal_max; Specifies the upper bound of the range of calibration values.
    % float cal_min; Specifies the lower bound of the range of calibration values.
    %
    % int compressed; Undocumented.
    % int verified;   Undocumented.
    %
    % int glmax;    The maximum pixel value for the entire database.
    % int glmin;    The minimum pixel value for the entire database.
    %
    %

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