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+package org.janelia.render.client.specificfixes;
+
+import ij.ImageJ;
+import mpicbg.models.AffineModel1D;
+import mpicbg.models.IllDefinedDataPointsException;
+import mpicbg.models.NotEnoughDataPointsException;
+import mpicbg.models.Point;
+import mpicbg.models.PointMatch;
+import net.imglib2.Cursor;
+import net.imglib2.FinalInterval;
+import net.imglib2.Interval;
+import net.imglib2.RandomAccessibleInterval;
+import net.imglib2.converter.Converters;
+import net.imglib2.img.display.imagej.ImageJFunctions;
+import net.imglib2.type.numeric.integer.UnsignedShortType;
+import net.imglib2.view.Views;
+import org.janelia.saalfeldlab.n5.N5FSReader;
+import org.janelia.saalfeldlab.n5.N5Reader;
+import org.janelia.saalfeldlab.n5.imglib2.N5Utils;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+
+/**
+ * Specific fix for jrc_mpi_psc120_1b dataset: there is an area that is a lot darker than the rest of the stack. This
+ * script infers parameters for affine intensity transformations that can be used to correct this issue.
+ */
+public class Fix_jrc_mpi_psc120_1b {
+	static final String N5_PATH = "/nrs/fibsem/data/jrc_mpi_psc120_1b/jrc_mpi_psc120_1b.n5";
+	static final String DATASET = "/render/jrc_mpi_psc120_1b/v3_acquire_align_16bit_destreak___20241124_174721/s0";
+	static final Interval ROI = new FinalInterval(new long[] {1000, 1000}, new long[] {2000, 2000});
+	static final boolean VISUALIZE = true;
+
+
+	public static void main(final String[] args) throws IOException {
+		try (final N5Reader n5 = new N5FSReader(N5_PATH)) {
+			final RandomAccessibleInterval<UnsignedShortType> image = N5Utils.open(n5, DATASET);
+
+			// for these two and all layers in between, a = 0.705, b = 11800 seems to work well
+			compareIntensities(image, 110, 111);
+			compareIntensities(image, 468, 466);
+
+			// for this outlier layer, 0.507, b = 19960 seems to be a good value
+			compareIntensities(image, 468, 467);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static void compareIntensities(
+			final RandomAccessibleInterval<UnsignedShortType> image,
+			final int baselineZ,
+			final int otherZ
+	) {
+		System.out.println("Comparing intensities at z = " + baselineZ + " and z = " + otherZ);
+		final RandomAccessibleInterval<UnsignedShortType> baseline = Views.interval(Views.hyperSlice(image, 2, baselineZ - 1), ROI);
+		final RandomAccessibleInterval<UnsignedShortType> other = Views.interval(Views.hyperSlice(image, 2, otherZ - 1), ROI);
+
+		if (VISUALIZE) {
+			new ImageJ();
+			final RandomAccessibleInterval<UnsignedShortType> stack = Views.stack(baseline, other);
+			ImageJFunctions.show(stack, "z = " + baselineZ + " vs. z = " + otherZ + " (before)");
+		}
+
+		System.out.println("Matching intensities...");
+		final Cursor<UnsignedShortType> baselineCursor = Views.flatIterable(baseline).cursor();
+		final Cursor<UnsignedShortType> otherCursor = Views.flatIterable(other).cursor();
+		final List<PointMatch> candidates = new ArrayList<>();
+
+		// read out pixel values and sort them
+		final int n = (int) ROI.dimension(0) * (int) ROI.dimension(1);
+		final double[] baselinePixels = new double[n];
+		final double[] otherPixels = new double[n];
+		int k = 0;
+		while (baselineCursor.hasNext()) {
+			final double px1 = otherCursor.next().getRealDouble();
+			final double px2 = baselineCursor.next().getRealDouble();
+			baselinePixels[k] = px2;
+			otherPixels[k++] = px1;
+		}
+
+		Arrays.sort(baselinePixels);
+		Arrays.sort(otherPixels);
+
+		// match pixels in the middle of the intensity range
+		final double cutoff = 0.05;
+		final int start = (int) (cutoff * n);
+		final int end = (int) ((1 - cutoff) * n);
+
+		for (int j = start; j < end; j++) {
+			final double px1 = otherPixels[j];
+			final double px2 = baselinePixels[j];
+			final PointMatch match = new PointMatch(new Point(new double[] {px1}), new Point(new double[] {px2}), 1.0);
+			candidates.add(match);
+		}
+
+		System.out.println("Fitting affine model...");
+		final AffineModel1D model = new AffineModel1D();
+		try {
+			model.fit(candidates);
+		} catch (final NotEnoughDataPointsException | IllDefinedDataPointsException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+
+		final double[] ab = new double[2];
+		model.toArray(ab);
+		System.out.println("Affine model parameters for z = " + otherZ + " (baseline: z = " + baselineZ + "): a = " + ab[0] + ", b = " + ab[1]);
+
+		final RandomAccessibleInterval<UnsignedShortType> corrected = Converters.convert(other, (i, o) -> o.setReal(i.getRealDouble() * ab[0] + ab[1]), new UnsignedShortType());
+
+		if (VISUALIZE) {
+			final RandomAccessibleInterval<UnsignedShortType> stack = Views.stack(baseline, corrected);
+			ImageJFunctions.show(stack, "z = " + baselineZ + " vs. z = " + otherZ + " (after)");
+		}
+	}
+}