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8.5.15. nilearn.image.new_img_like

nilearn.image.new_img_like(ref_niimg, data, affine=None, copy_header=False)[source]

Create a new image of the same class as the reference image

Parameters
ref_niimgNiimg-like object

Reference image. The new image will be of the same type.

datanumpy.ndarray

Data to be stored in the image.

affine4x4 numpy.ndarray, optional

Transformation matrix.

copy_headerbool, optional

Indicated if the header of the reference image should be used to create the new image. Default=False.

Returns
Niimg-like object

A loaded image with the same file type (and, optionally, header) as the reference image.