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+++ b/utils/MINC.py
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+import gzip
+import os
+import shutil
+
+import nibabel as nib
+
+from utils.NII import *
+
+
+class MINC(NII):
+
+    def __init__(self, filename):
+        if filename.endswith(".mnc"):
+            with open(filename, 'rb') as f_in:
+                with gzip.open(filename + ".gz", 'wb') as f_out:
+                    shutil.copyfileobj(f_in, f_out)
+        # Load the MINC file using niBabel, convert it to Nifti format
+        minc = nib.load(filename)
+        basename = minc.get_filename().split(os.extsep, 1)[0]
+
+        if not os.path.isfile(basename + ".nii.gz"):
+            out = nib.Nifti1Image(minc.get_data(), affine=minc.affine)
+            nib.save(out, basename + '.nii.gz')
+
+        NII.__init__(self, basename + '.nii.gz')