saveinr.m

function saveinr(vol, fname)
%
% saveinr(vol,fname)
%
% save a surface mesh to INR Format
%
% author: Qianqian Fang, <q.fang at neu.edu>
% date: 2009/01/04
%
% input:
%      vol: input, a binary volume
%      fname: output file name
%
% -- this function is part of iso2mesh toolbox (http://iso2mesh.sf.net)
%

fid = fopen(fname, 'wb');
if (fid == -1)
    error('You do not have permission to save mesh files.');
end
dtype = class(vol);
if (islogical(vol) || strcmp(dtype, 'uint8'))
    btype = 'unsigned fixed';
    dtype = 'uint8';
    bitlen = 8;
elseif (strcmp(dtype, 'uint16'))
    btype = 'unsigned fixed';
    dtype = 'uint16';
    bitlen = 16;
elseif (strcmp(dtype, 'single'))
    btype = 'float';
    dtype = 'float';
    bitlen = 32;
elseif (strcmp(dtype, 'double'))
    btype = 'float';
    dtype = 'double';
    bitlen = 64;
else
    error('volume format not supported');
end
header = sprintf(['#INRIMAGE-4#{\nXDIM=%d\nYDIM=%d\nZDIM=%d\nVDIM=1\nTYPE=%s\n' ...
                  'PIXSIZE=%d bits\nCPU=decm\nVX=1\nVY=1\nVZ=1\n'], size(vol), btype, bitlen);
header = [header char(10 * ones(1, 256 - 4 - length(header))) '##}' char(10)];
fwrite(fid, header, 'char');
fwrite(fid, vol, dtype);
fclose(fid);