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feat(transforms): add MarchingCubes surface extraction - #9107

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Closes #7169.

Summary

MONAI had no way to convert a 3D segmentation into an explicit surface mesh without dropping out to raw skimage. This adds a thin post-transform wrapping skimage.measure.marching_cubes:

Benchmarks (sphere, skimage CPU kernel)

vol step verts / faces time
32³ 1 1.2k / 2.4k ~1ms
64³ 1 4.8k / 9.6k ~3ms
64³ 5 192 / 380 <1ms
128³ 1 19k / 39k ~17ms
128³ 2 4.8k / 9.6k ~3ms
128³ 5 774 / 1.5k ~1ms

Tests

  • New tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py: 13 passed (skimage parity, torch/MetaTensor inputs, spacing incl. pixdim, multi-channel, dict wrapper, error paths).
  • Neighbors keep_largest_connected_component[d] + remove_small_objects: 316 passed.

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Adds get_marching_cubes_surface for 3D isosurface extraction through scikit-image. Adds MarchingCubes for channel-first volumes and MarchingCubesd with dictionary aliases. Supports spacing, metadata-derived spacing, masks, step size, and optional normals and values. Adds public exports and tests for outputs, input types, errors, and dictionary behavior.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the new MarchingCubes surface-extraction feature.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #7169 requests a scikit-image marching-cubes wrapper for 3D segmentations. The PR adds get_marching_cubes_surface, the MarchingCubes array transform, and dictionary variants. The reported te…
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1250-1274: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Complete the required docstrings for new definitions.

  • monai/transforms/utils.py#L1250-L1274: Add a Raises section for unavailable scikit-image, invalid dimensions, and mask-shape errors.
  • monai/transforms/post/array.py#L1249-L1259: Add a Raises section for invalid input shape.
  • monai/transforms/post/dictionary.py#L323-L327: Add a Google-style docstring that describes data and the returned mapping.
  • tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py#L29-L29: Document _cube arguments and return value.
  • tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py#L36-L36: Add a class docstring.
  • tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py#L37-L37: Add a test-method docstring.
  • tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py#L49-L49: Document im_type.
  • tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py#L56-L56: Add a test-method docstring.
  • tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py#L62-L62: Add a test-method docstring.
  • tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py#L69-L69: Add a test-method docstring.
  • tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py#L77-L77: Add a test-method docstring.
  • tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py#L82-L82: Add a test-method docstring.
  • tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py#L87-L87: Add a test-method docstring.
  • tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py#L96-L96: Add a test-method docstring.
  • tests/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py#L103-L103: Add a test-method docstring.

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In `@monai/transforms/utils.py` around lines 1250 - 1274, Complete Google-style
docstrings for the marching-cubes utility in
monai/transforms/utils.py:1250-1274, including Raises entries for missing
scikit-image, invalid dimensions, and mask-shape errors; add the
invalid-input-shape Raises section to the array transform in
monai/transforms/post/array.py:1249-1259; document data and the returned mapping
for the dictionary transform in monai/transforms/post/dictionary.py:323-327; and
document _cube’s arguments and return value, the test class, im_type, and each
test method at monai/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py:29-29, 36-36, 37-37,
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In `@monai/transforms/post/array.py`:
- Line 1273: Validate the input channel dimension before the result loop so a
zero-channel input is rejected with ValueError instead of reaching the results
aggregation that indexes results[0]. Add or update unit tests to cover the
empty-channel case while preserving existing behavior for non-empty inputs.
- Around line 1217-1218: Update the return_normals_values documentation to
specify that normals are vertex normals, with one normal per vertex, while
preserving the documented output tuple and scikit-image compatibility.

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In `@monai/transforms/utils.py`:
- Around line 1250-1274: Complete Google-style docstrings for the marching-cubes
utility in monai/transforms/utils.py:1250-1274, including Raises entries for
missing scikit-image, invalid dimensions, and mask-shape errors; add the
invalid-input-shape Raises section to the array transform in
monai/transforms/post/array.py:1249-1259; document data and the returned mapping
for the dictionary transform in monai/transforms/post/dictionary.py:323-327; and
document _cube’s arguments and return value, the test class, im_type, and each
test method at monai/transforms/test_marching_cubes.py:29-29, 36-36, 37-37,
49-49, 56-56, 62-62, 69-69, 77-77, 82-82, 87-87, 96-96, and 103-103. Ensure
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Hi @aymuos15 I had some minor changes but I mostly wonder if the outputs should be converted to tensors for tensor inputs?

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Thank you very much for all the comments and suggestions @ericspod. I do agree with the i/o style.

  • Added messages to the remaining raised exceptions
  • Mesh outputs now match the input type

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aymuos15 force-pushed the feat/7169-marching-cubes branch from 2be95af to 48f1658 Compare October 15, 2026 11:50
Adds get_marching_cubes_surface, the MarchingCubes array transform and the MarchingCubesd dict wrapper, wrapping skimage.measure.marching_cubes. Mesh outputs match the input type (numpy or torch tensor).

Closes Project-MONAI#7169

Signed-off-by: Soumya Snigdha Kundu <soumyawork15@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Assisted-by: Claude Code:claude-sonnet-5-5
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aymuos15 force-pushed the feat/7169-marching-cubes branch from 48f1658 to ee405e2 Compare October 15, 2026 11:54
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Add a marching cube transform to get surface representations

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