We’re thrilled to announce the release of ITK 5.4.4, the latest maintenance update for the Insight Toolkit, a leading open-source toolkit for N-dimensional scientific image analysis with spatially-aware algorithms.

Key Highlights of ITK 5.4.4:

- Bug Fixes:

  * Resolved issues with GDCM JPEG2000 structure cleanup to prevent crashes on malformed files.

  * Corrected TIFFImageIO reuse behavior for more reliable image processing.

- Enhanced Documentation:

  * Updated Doxygen shared groups documentation.

  * Spelling corrections in the ITK Software Guide.

- Platform Support:

  * Added GraalPy compatibility.

  * Improved NumPy dtype handling for seamless Python interoperability.

  * Aligned with CPython’s deprecation schedule: ITK now supports Python 3.9 or later.

- Remote Modules:

  * Updates for the Montage, MorphologicalContourInterpolation, and WebAssemblyInterface modules.

Getting Started 🐍:

      pip install itk

Explore the updated documentation and download options at docs.itk.org. 📖

A special thank you to all contributors and the ITK community for their ongoing dedication to code quality, testing, and documentation. Your efforts help drive reproducible research and scientific discovery. 🙏 

Looking ahead, the community is preparing for ITK 6.0 Beta 1, featuring architectural upgrades for modern C++ development, enhanced template metaprogramming, and code modernization for improved readability and maintainability. 🔢

Let’s continue to push the boundaries of scientific image analysis together! 🚀

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