Convert coordinate transformations between RFC-5 and ITK

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Adds bidirectional conversion between RFC-5 coordinate transformations and ITK transforms, in both the Python and TypeScript packages, mirroring itk_image_to_ngff_image / ngff_image_to_itk_image. This is what lets a registration result be written into an OME-Zarr store, and it lets resample and resample_bounding_box take an RFC-5 transformation directly, so both work without the optional itk dependency.

API

Python	TypeScript	Direction
ngff_transform_to_itk_transform	ngffTransformToItkTransform	RFC-5 to ITK
itk_transform_to_ngff_transform	itkTransformToNgffTransform	ITK to RFC-5
itk_transform_to_ngff_matrix	itkTransformToNgffMatrix	ITK to RFC-5, raw numbers
itk_displacement_field_to_ngff_transform	itkDisplacementFieldToNgffTransform	ITK field to RFC-5 displacements
ngff_displacement_field_to_itk_transform	ngffDisplacementFieldToItkTransform	RFC-5 displacements to ITK field

The ITK-to-RFC-5 direction recovers the mapping by evaluating the transform rather than decoding its parameters, so angle and quaternion parameterizations (Euler, VersorRigid3D, ...) and the CompositeTransform Elastix returns convert as well as an affine. By default the result is the least expressive transformation that represents the mapping exactly, falling back to affine.

Displacement fields

A displacement field is a transformation and an array at once. ITK keeps the array inside the transform; RFC-5 keeps it in the store, as a multiscale image the displacements entry points at by path. So the conversion has two outputs, and both functions stay free of I/O: the caller writes the field next to the image and loads it back with to_ome_zarr and from_ome_zarr, following the layout docs/rfc5.md already documents.

itk_displacement_field_to_ngff_transform(transform, dims, path=...) returns the Displacements transform and the field as an NgffImage, component axis first with type: "displacement", components in dims order as RFC-5 requires. It accepts an itk.DisplacementFieldTransform, the vector itk.Image or itkwasm.Image a registration tool writes the field as, or an ITK-Wasm DisplacementField transform. Going back, ngff_transform_to_itk_transform gains fields, the field images keyed by the path their transform names, and returns a one-entry DisplacementField list that itk.transform_from_dict rebuilds. The TypeScript pair is async, since the field is written to and read from a Zarr array.

The fixed and moving images change frames per grid point, with the affine formula extended to vectors: d(q) = D_out^-1 (v + D_in (q - o_in) + o_in - o_out) + o_out - q, which collapses to d = D^-1 v when both images share a frame. One more rule applies: the field's grid must be oriented like the fixed image (the identity without frames), because the field's scale and translation, which map its array to the input system, cannot express another orientation. Registrations sample the field on the fixed grid, so their output converts exactly; a field sampled elsewhere is refused with a message to resample it first.

Every Python case is anchored on itk's own TransformPoint, on and off the grid, including through a store and under RFC-4 orientation. TypeScript has no itk to evaluate against, so its tests check the identity phi_out(q + d(q)) = phi_in(q) + v(q) at every grid point and that the reverse conversion gives back the entry it was built from.

A coordinates field converts on the same path. It holds the absolute output position of each grid point where a displacements field holds the offset from it, so the two differ by the position of the grid point itself, which the conversion subtracts along with the frame term. Both reach ITK as one DisplacementField, which is all ITK has; coming back, a field is displacements.

Out of scope here, and additive later: a registration that chains an affine and a field, [affine, field] in ITK, sequence([affine, displacements]) in RFC-5.

Every RFC-5 transformation type converts (#682)

mapAxis, byDimension and bijection describe a linear mapping the way the RFC lets a writer describe it, rather than as a matrix, so each folds into the single affine ITK gets: a mapAxis becomes its permutation matrix, a byDimension writes each item into the rows its outputAxes name, and a bijection contributes its forward direction, since ITK inverts an affine itself. A byDimension that leaves an output axis unproduced is refused rather than resampled, because the zero row it would leave collapses the image. With coordinates above, that covers every type the vendored 0.6rc0 schema declares on this branch; projectAxis is #688.

Renamed, and resample takes an RFC-5 transformation

itk_transform_resample and itk_transform_resample_bounding_box are now resample and resample_bounding_box, and itkTransformResampleBoundingBox is resampleBoundingBox with ItkTransformResampleBoundingBoxOptions becoming ResampleBoundingBoxOptions, since the prefix names half of what they accept. The old names are removed rather than kept as aliases, which is the one breaking change here.

resample accepts an RFC-5 transformation as well as an ITK transform, which is what the new name claims. It reads one on the intrinsic coordinate systems exactly as resample_bounding_box does, so the region reported for a transformation is the region resampling through it reads, and it takes the same fields= mapping for a field transform.

Conventions reconciled

Four conventions differ between the specifications, and each fails silently rather than loudly when missed:

1. Axis order. RFC-5 orders parameters in Zarr order; ITK orders points fastest-axis-first, bound by name (x first), not by reversing dims.
2. Composition order. An RFC-5 sequence applies its first entry first; an ITK transform list applies its last entry first.
3. Center of rotation. ITK computes y = A(x - c) + t + c; an RFC-5 affine has no center, so it is folded into the offset.
4. Coordinate frame. An ITK transform acts on physical space, direction matrix included; an RFC-5 transformation acts on the intrinsic systems. Passing the optional fixed= / moving= images changes frames exactly; omitting them is exact for unoriented images.

Robustness

• Probing steps and checks scale with the transform's own magnitudes, so coordinates in the 1e8 to 1e15 range (nanometer units) convert exactly, and single-precision transforms are accepted while deformations, including types whose IsLinear() misreports, are still refused.
• ITK-Wasm entries are validated against the coordinate system's dimensionality before decoding; Composite entries are refused at any position because itk.dict_from_transform drops a nested composite's children, making the entry indistinguishable from a pipeline grouping header.
• A mirror never simplifies to a scale (RFC-5 requires strictly positive factors); it falls through to affine and the written store validates.
• The documented registration recipe produces a store that passes from_ngff_zarr(..., validate=True).

Tests: 114 new cases across both ports, including differential tests against itk.TransformPoint, a store write/read/validate round trip, and mutation-verified coverage of the frame rules.

Upstream findings

Three defects found while validating the conversion, each with an executed reproducer, filed upstream:

• itk-wasm: the TypeScript TransformParameterizations table spells two entries TimeVaringVelocityField (missing the y), contradicting the model, the C++ serializer, the Python binding, and its own generated docs. TransformParameterizations spells two entries TimeVaringVelocityField, missing the y InsightSoftwareConsortium/ITK-Wasm#1591
• ITK: AzimuthElevationToCartesianTransform::IsLinear() returns true while the transform is non-linear (inherits AffineTransform, overrides TransformPoint without overriding IsLinear). AzimuthElevationToCartesianTransform::IsLinear() returns true for a non-linear transform InsightSoftwareConsortium/ITK#6791
• ITK Python: itk.dict_from_transform silently drops the children of a nested CompositeTransform, and the result cannot be round-tripped through itk.transform_from_dict. dict_from_transform drops the children of a nested CompositeTransform InsightSoftwareConsortium/ITK#6792

The second and third are why the conversion keeps a name list of non-linear parameterizations and refuses Composite entries rather than trusting the serialization.

Closes #668
Closes #682

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added bidirectional RFC-5/NGFF and ITK transform conversion in Python and TypeScript.
  • Resampling and bounding-box workflows now accept RFC-5 and ITK transforms.
  • Added frame-aware conversion for oriented images, axis-name ordering, and non-spatial axes.
  • Added support for affine, translation, scale, rotation, identity, and composed transformations.
  • Added validation and clear errors for unsupported, malformed, nonlinear, or ambiguous transformations.

• Documentation

  • Expanded ITK interoperability guidance, including lazy cropping and resampling, memory and chunking recommendations, coordinate-system requirements, orientation handling, performance guidance, and known limitations.

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• docs/itk.md
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• py/ngff_zarr/__init__.py
• py/ngff_zarr/displacement_field_transform.py
• py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.py
• py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py
• py/ngff_zarr/resample.py
• py/ngff_zarr/resample_bounding_box.py
• py/test/test_displacement_field_transform.py
• py/test/test_itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.py
• py/test/test_ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py
• py/test/test_resample.py
• py/test/test_resample_bounding_box.py
• ts/src/browser-mod.ts
• ts/src/io/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box-node.ts
• ts/src/io/resample_bounding_box-browser.ts
• ts/src/io/resample_bounding_box-node.ts
• ts/src/io/resample_bounding_box-shared.ts
• ts/src/io/resample_bounding_box.ts
• ts/src/mod.ts
• ts/src/utils/displacement_field_transform.ts
• ts/src/utils/itk_direction.ts
• ts/src/utils/itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.ts
• ts/src/utils/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.ts
• ts/test/displacement_field_transform_test.ts
• ts/test/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box_test.ts
• ts/test/itk_transform_to_ngff_transform_test.ts
• ts/test/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform_test.ts
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The PR adds bidirectional RFC-5 and ITK transform conversion in Python and TypeScript. It integrates RFC-5 transforms into bounding-box resampling, adds frame and axis handling, validates affine behavior, updates exports, and documents usage and limitations.

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Layer / File(s)	Summary
RFC-5 to ITK conversion py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py, ts/src/utils/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.ts	Validates RFC-5 transformations, preserves sequence order, maps axes by name, handles image frames, rejects spatial coupling, and emits ITK affine transforms.
ITK to RFC-5 conversion py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.py, ts/src/utils/itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.ts	Decodes or probes ITK transforms, validates affine behavior, handles centers and image frames, maps axes by name, and emits RFC-5 transformations.
Bounding-box integration py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box.py, ts/src/io/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box-*, ts/src/utils/itk_direction.ts	Bounding-box APIs accept RFC-5 transforms and ITK transform lists. RFC-5 inputs use intrinsic coordinates and identity directions. ITK inputs use image-derived directions.
Validation, exports, and documentation py/test/*, ts/test/*, docs/itk.md, docs/rfc5.md, py/ngff_zarr/__init__.py, ts/src/mod.ts, ts/src/browser-mod.ts	Adds conversion and resampling tests, exports public helpers, and documents coordinate spaces, ordering, frame conversion, simplification, and unsupported cases.

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to fcd1d

For oriented images, bounding-box resampling can compute the wrong physical origin and crop the wrong region because coordinate offsets may be assigned to the wrong axes. The documentation also shows a resampling example that fails unless the transform is converted first, so the PR is not merge-ready until the correctness issue is fixed or explicitly accepted.

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py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py (1)

9-15: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

The module docstrings describe axis reversal, but both implementations permute by axis name. Both files state the conversion as A = R M R and t = R b with R the axis-reversal permutation. Both implementations build the permutation from the axis names, and both inline comments state that reversal is correct only for the canonical (z, y, x) order. Update the prose so the stated formula matches the code.

• py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py#L9-L15: replace the axis-reversal wording with the name-based permutation, consistent with lines 212-221.
• ts/src/utils/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.ts#L11-L16: apply the same wording change, consistent with lines 258-265.

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In `@py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py` around lines 9 - 15, Update
the module docstrings to describe the name-based axis permutation used by the
implementations rather than a fixed axis-reversal permutation. In
py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py lines 9-15, align the prose with
the permutation logic near lines 212-221; make the same wording change in
ts/src/utils/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.ts lines 11-16, consistent with
lines 258-265.

ts/test/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box_test.ts (1)

277-285: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use assertThrows instead of the try/catch and includes pattern.

These three tests capture the message in a let and then assert on includes. assertThrows is already imported on line 20 and used on line 862. It accepts a message substring directly, and it reports the actual error on failure instead of an opaque false !== true.

♻️ Proposed change for line 277-285

 Deno.test("an affine of the wrong shape is rejected", () => {
-  let message = "";
-  try {
-    ngffTransformToItkMatrix(createAffine([[1, 0], [0, 1]]), ["y", "x"]);
-  } catch (error) {
-    message = (error as Error).message;
-  }
-  assertEquals(message.includes("translation is the last column"), true);
+  assertThrows(
+    () => ngffTransformToItkMatrix(createAffine([[1, 0], [0, 1]]), ["y", "x"]),
+    Error,
+    "translation is the last column",
+  );
 });

Apply the same shape to the cannot be converted test on lines 381-392 and the couples spatial and non-spatial test on lines 394-404.

Also applies to: 381-392, 394-404

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In `@ts/test/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box_test.ts` around lines 277 - 285,
Replace the try/catch, message variable, and includes assertions in the three
affected tests with assertThrows calls, passing each expected error-message
substring directly. Update the tests for the wrong-shape affine,
cannot-be-converted, and couples-spatial-and-non-spatial cases while preserving
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py/test/test_itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.py (1)

1092-1100: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the attachment the test name describes.

The docstring states the purpose is to persist a registration into the store, and the comment on line 1099 states the transform is shaped to go straight onto the multiscales metadata. The final assertion checks that coordinateTransformations is still None, which is true before any attachment and therefore proves nothing about the attachment. Either assign the transform and assert the assignment, or drop the last assertion and rename the test to describe the shape check it performs.

♻️ Proposed change

-    # It is shaped to go straight onto the multiscales metadata.
-    assert multiscales.metadata.coordinateTransformations is None
+    # It goes straight onto the multiscales metadata.
+    assert multiscales.metadata.coordinateTransformations is None
+    multiscales.metadata.coordinateTransformations = [transform]
+    assert multiscales.metadata.coordinateTransformations == [transform]

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In `@py/test/test_itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.py` around lines 1092 - 1100,
Update the test around itk_transform_to_ngff_transform so it verifies the
transform is attached to multiscales.metadata.coordinateTransformations rather
than asserting that field remains None. Assign the produced transform to the
metadata and assert the assignment, preserving the existing affine shape checks
and the test’s registration-persistence purpose.

ts/src/io/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box-shared.ts (1)

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Wrap the new long TypeScript import and export statements.

• ts/src/io/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box-shared.ts#L17-L17: wrap the import across lines.
• ts/src/browser-mod.ts#L36-L36: wrap the export across lines.
• ts/src/mod.ts#L77-L77: wrap the export across lines.

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py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box.py (1)

12-14: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use absolute imports for the new Python package imports.

• py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box.py#L12-L14: replace the relative imports with ngff_zarr... absolute imports.
• py/ngff_zarr/__init__.py#L31-L34: replace the relative import with an absolute package import.
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In `@py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box.py` around lines 12 - 14,
Replace the relative imports in
py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box.py lines 12-14 with absolute
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Inline comments:
In `@py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py`:
- Around line 278-283: Validate that every dimension in itk_dims has a
translation entry in both fixed.translation and moving.translation before
constructing origin_fixed and origin_moving; raise the established named error
used by _check_frame_images instead of allowing a bare KeyError, while
preserving the existing origin calculation for valid inputs.

In `@ts/src/utils/itk_direction.ts`:
- Around line 42-48: Update the direction-column validation in the
orientation-building function around columns.push so duplicate LPS axes are
rejected before adding a column. Track the axes already accepted and return the
existing identity fallback when a column maps to an axis that has already been
seen, while preserving the current out-of-dimension check.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box.py`:
- Around line 12-14: Replace the relative imports in
py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box.py lines 12-14 with absolute
ngff_zarr package imports, preserving the referenced symbols. Replace both
relative imports in py/ngff_zarr/__init__.py lines 31-34 and line 46 with
absolute package imports; no other import behavior should change.

In `@py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py`:
- Around line 9-15: Update the module docstrings to describe the name-based axis
permutation used by the implementations rather than a fixed axis-reversal
permutation. In py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py lines 9-15,
align the prose with the permutation logic near lines 212-221; make the same
wording change in ts/src/utils/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.ts lines 11-16,
consistent with lines 258-265.

In `@py/test/test_itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.py`:
- Around line 1092-1100: Update the test around itk_transform_to_ngff_transform
so it verifies the transform is attached to
multiscales.metadata.coordinateTransformations rather than asserting that field
remains None. Assign the produced transform to the metadata and assert the
assignment, preserving the existing affine shape checks and the test’s
registration-persistence purpose.

In `@ts/src/io/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box-shared.ts`:
- Line 17: Wrap the long import in
ts/src/io/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box-shared.ts at lines 17-17, and wrap
the corresponding export statements in ts/src/browser-mod.ts at lines 36-36 and
ts/src/mod.ts at lines 77-77, keeping each TypeScript line within 80 characters.

In `@ts/test/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box_test.ts`:
- Around line 277-285: Replace the try/catch, message variable, and includes
assertions in the three affected tests with assertThrows calls, passing each
expected error-message substring directly. Update the tests for the wrong-shape
affine, cannot-be-converted, and couples-spatial-and-non-spatial cases while
preserving their existing inputs and expected messages.

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ts/test/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box_test.ts (1)

861-868: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add the unoriented no-op assertion, or remove it from the comment.

The comment states that unoriented frames are a no-op. The test only asserts the one-image rejection. The Python port covers both cases in test_frames_are_all_or_nothing_and_a_noop_when_unoriented. Without the second assertion, a TypeScript-only regression in the unoriented frame path passes CI.

🧪 Proposed addition

   // Passing only one image is refused; unoriented frames are a no-op.
   assertThrows(
     () =>
       itkTransformToNgffTransform(transform, ["z", "y", "x"], true, { fixed }),
     Error,
     "both fixed and moving",
   );
+
+  const plain = await geometryImage(
+    ["z", "y", "x"],
+    { z: 8, y: 8, x: 8 },
+    { z: 1, y: 1, x: 1 },
+    { z: 0.5, y: 0.5, x: 0.5 },
+  );
+  assertEquals(
+    itkTransformToNgffTransform(transform, ["z", "y", "x"], false, {
+      fixed: plain,
+      moving: plain,
+    }),
+    itkTransformToNgffTransform(transform, ["z", "y", "x"], false),
+  );
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ts/src/utils/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.ts (1)

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Share the frame-conversion helpers with the inverse converter.

rows, transposed, and apply repeat directionRows, transpose, and apply in ts/src/utils/itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.ts (lines 231-246 and 285-286). The two frame conversions must stay exact inverses of each other. Duplicated helpers let one side drift without the other. Move the three helpers into a shared module, for example ts/src/utils/itk_direction.ts, and import them in both files.

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frame-conversion helpers rows, transposed, and apply duplicate directionRows,
transpose, and apply used by the inverse converter. Move these helpers into a
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In `@py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.py`:
- Line 384: Update _itk_direction in
py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box.py to match the TypeScript
itkDirection behavior by returning an identity matrix when the constructed
direction is invalid or singular, preventing np.linalg.inv(direction_moving) in
py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.py:384 from raising LinAlgError.
The corresponding np.linalg.inv(direction_fixed) at
py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py:285 requires no direct change
because the shared fallback fixes it.

In `@py/test/test_itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.py`:
- Around line 445-471: Correct the _ROTATION_3D comment to avoid claiming that
0.8 and 0.6 are binary-exact, and replace exact matrix comparisons in
test_probing_survives_an_offset_that_dwarfs_the_matrix and the corresponding
assertion near line 513 with np.allclose using a tight tolerance. Preserve the
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In `@ts/src/utils/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.ts`:
- Around line 317-345: The frame-conversion helpers rows, transposed, and apply
duplicate directionRows, transpose, and apply used by the inverse converter.
Move these helpers into a shared utility module, then import and reuse them in
both conversion implementations, preserving their current behavior and removing
the local duplicates so both directions remain exact inverses.

In `@ts/test/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box_test.ts`:
- Around line 861-868: Add an assertion in the test around
itkTransformToNgffTransform that verifies unoriented frames are a no-op,
matching the behavior stated by the comment and the Python coverage;
alternatively remove that claim from the comment, but preserve the existing
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py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py (1)

267-294: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consider extracting the change of frame into one shared helper.

This block is the algebraic inverse of _conjugate_to_intrinsic in py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_to_ngff_transform.py (lines 368-401). The two derivations must stay consistent. A single helper with an invert flag, or a pair of helpers in one module, would remove the risk that one side is corrected and the other is not.

I verified the algebra: with A = D_m M D_f^-1, the offset expression here reproduces t = D_m (b - o_m) + o_m - A (I - D_f) o_f exactly. The concern is maintenance, not correctness.

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In `@py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py` around lines 267 - 294,
Extract the shared frame-change algebra used by _conjugate_to_intrinsic and the
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helpers as appropriate. Update both call sites to use it while preserving their
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In `@py/ngff_zarr/ngff_transform_to_itk_transform.py`:
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py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box.py (1)

223-224: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Use canonical ITK axis order when shifting cropped translations.

The bounding-box pipeline now uses canonical x, y, z order at Lines [469-472], but _shifted_translation still reverses the image dimension order at Line [223]. For an oriented image with dims=("x", "y"), this swaps the direction columns and applies the y start to translation["x"] and the x start to translation["y"]. region.crop(moving) then returns the wrong physical origin.

Use the same canonical ordering here and add a regression test for oriented images whose dimensions are ordered ("x", "y").

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-    itk_dims = list(reversed(spatial))
+    itk_dims = [dim for dim in _SPATIAL_DIMS if dim in spatial]

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py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box.py (1)

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Use absolute ngff_zarr imports. Replace the relative imports in all three listed locations, including ngff_zarr.v06.zarr_metadata and the ngff_zarr imports in __init__.py.

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- Around line 81-84: Update the transform examples around
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In `@py/ngff_zarr/itk_transform_resample_bounding_box.py`:
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Status against the review todos.

File issues then create pull requests for the three upstream items — done.

Item	Issue	PR
AzimuthElevationToCartesianTransform::IsLinear()	ITK#6791	ITK#6793 (approved)
dict_from_transform drops nested composite children	ITK#6792	ITK#6794
TransformParameterizations spelling	ITK-Wasm#1591	ITK-Wasm#1592

ITK-Wasm#1592 shows four red C++ jobs. They are not caused by the change, which touches two TypeScript files. The root failure is macos-15 fetching test data: Object CID=bafkrei... not found across every ExternalData mirror, after which CTest reports 24 of 26 tests as Not Run because the binaries were never built, and the ubuntu and windows jobs were cancelled by the matrix. Worth a retry once the data mirrors respond.

Address the agent review comments — done, all threads resolved. The last one was the probing precision limit, answered above: the matrix is now read directly wherever the transform carries one, so the case raised converts bit-exactly, and probing remains only as the fallback for angle and quaternion parameterizations.

Rebase on main — done.

Add support for displacement field conversion — done, both ports.

Verified locally on the current head: round trip itk.DisplacementFieldTransform to displacements and back is exact (max error 0 unoriented, 4.4e-16 with RAS-oriented fixed and moving images, measured on random points against TransformPoint). A field whose grid orientation does not match the fixed image is refused with a message naming both directions rather than silently converting. Deno suite 650 passed, 0 failed.

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