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+/* minc_simple.h 
+ *
+ * Simplified interface for MINC files.
+ */
+
+#define MINC_STATUS_OK 0
+#define MINC_STATUS_ERROR (-1)
+
+#define MINC_TYPE_CHAR 10
+#define MINC_TYPE_UCHAR 20
+#define MINC_TYPE_SHORT 30
+#define MINC_TYPE_USHORT 40
+#define MINC_TYPE_INT 50
+#define MINC_TYPE_UINT 60
+#define MINC_TYPE_FLOAT 70
+#define MINC_TYPE_DOUBLE 80
+
+#define MINC_3D 3               /* Number of spatial dimensions */
+
+/* Get information about a MINC file.
+ */
+extern int 
+minc_file_size(char *path,      /* Path to the file */
+               long *ct,        /* Total length of time axis, in voxels */
+               long *cz,        /* Total length of Z axis, in voxels */
+               long *cy,        /* Total length of Y axis, in voxels */
+               long *cx,        /* Total length of X axis, in voxels */
+               long *cvoxels,   /* Total number of voxels */
+               long *cbytes);   /* Total number of bytes as native datatype */
+
+/* Load data from a MINC file.
+ */
+extern int 
+minc_load_data(char *path,      /* Path to the file */
+               void *dataptr,   /* Buffer to store data */
+               int datatype,    /* Type of data as read into memory */
+               long *ct, long *cz, long *cy, long *cx,
+               double *dt, double *dz, double *dy, double *dx,
+               void **infoptr);
+
+/* Define an output file.  Return value is a file handle, or 
+ * MINC_STATUS_ERROR if a problem is detected.
+ */
+extern int
+minc_save_start(char *path,     /* Path to the file */
+                int filetype,   /* Date type as stored in the file */
+                long ct,        /* Total length of time axis, in voxels */
+                long cz,        /* Total length of Z axis, in voxels */
+                long cy,        /* Total length of Y axis, in voxels */
+                long cx,        /* Total length of X axis, in voxels */
+                double dt,      /* Sample width along time axis, in seconds */
+                double dz,      /* Sample width along Z axis, in mm */
+                double dy,      /* Sample width along Y axis, in mm */
+                double dx,      /* Sample width along X axis, in mm */
+                void *infoptr,  /* Opaque file structure information */
+                const char *history); /* New history information */
+
+/* Write data to file.  Return value is MINC_STATUS_OK or MINC_STATUS_ERROR.
+ */
+extern int 
+minc_save_data(int handle,    /* Handle returned by minc_save_start */
+               void *dataptr,   /* Data to write */
+               int datatype,    /* Type of data in memory */
+               long st,         /* Start position of 4D hyperslab */
+               long sz, 
+               long sy, 
+               long sx,
+               long ct,         /* Size of 4D hyperslab */
+               long cz, 
+               long cy, 
+               long cx);
+
+/* Called when a particular file is complete.
+ */
+extern int 
+minc_save_done(int handle);
+
+/* Called to free memory associated with the infoptr.
+ */                          
+extern void 
+minc_free_info(void *infoptr);
+
+extern int 
+minc_get_world_transform(char *path, 
+                         double transform[MINC_3D][MINC_3D + 1]);