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#ifndef __itkVesselTubeSpatialObject_h
#define __itkVesselTubeSpatialObject_h

#include <list>

#include "itkTubeSpatialObject.h"
#include "itkVesselTubeSpatialObjectPoint.h"

namespace itk
{
/**
 * \class VesselTubeSpatialObject
 * \brief Representation of a tube based on the spatial object classes.
 *
 * The tube is basically defined by a set of points. Each tube can
 * be connected to a tube network, by using the AddSpatialObject() methods
 * of a VesselTubeSpatialObject Object.
 * A tube is also identified by an id number when connected to a network.
 *
 * \sa VesselTubeSpatialObjectPoint
 * \ingroup ITKSpatialObjects
 */

template< unsigned int TDimension = 3 >
class ITK_EXPORT VesselTubeSpatialObject:
  public TubeSpatialObject< TDimension,
                            VesselTubeSpatialObjectPoint< TDimension >  >
{
public:

  typedef VesselTubeSpatialObject Self;
  typedef TubeSpatialObject< TDimension,
                             VesselTubeSpatialObjectPoint< TDimension > > Superclass;
  typedef SmartPointer< Self >                         Pointer;
  typedef SmartPointer< const Self >                   ConstPointer;
  typedef VesselTubeSpatialObjectPoint< TDimension >   TubePointType;
  typedef typename Superclass::PointListType           PointListType;
  typedef typename Superclass::PointType               PointType;
  typedef typename Superclass::TransformType           TransformType;
  typedef typename Superclass::SpatialObjectPointType  SpatialObjectPointType;
  typedef VectorContainer< IdentifierType, PointType > PointContainerType;
  typedef SmartPointer< PointContainerType >           PointContainerPointer;
  typedef typename Superclass::VectorType              VectorType;
  typedef typename Superclass::CovariantVectorType     CovariantVectorType;
  typedef typename Superclass::BoundingBoxType         BoundingBoxType;

  /** Method for creation through the object factory. */
  itkNewMacro(Self);

  /** Method for creation through the object factory. */
  itkTypeMacro(VesselTubeSpatialObject, TubeSpatialObject);
protected:

  VesselTubeSpatialObject();
  virtual ~VesselTubeSpatialObject();

  /** Method to print the object.*/
  virtual void PrintSelf(std::ostream & os, Indent indent) const;

private:
  VesselTubeSpatialObject(const Self &); //purposely not implemented
  void operator=(const Self &);          //purposely not implemented
};
} // end namespace itk

#ifndef ITK_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION
#include "itkVesselTubeSpatialObject.hxx"
#endif

#endif // __itkVesselTubeSpatialObject_h
