ITK 5.4.3
We are pleased to announce the release of ITK 5.4.3, the latest maintenance update for this cross-platform, open-source toolkit supporting N-dimensional scientific image analysis with spatially-aware algorithms. 🎉 🍻 🥳 This patch release addresses several key issues identified since ITK 5.4.2 while maintaining API stability.
🔦 Highlights
As a maintenance update following 5.4.2, version 5.4.3 incorporates critical improvements including:
- Bug Fixes: Resolved issues affecting the default number of threads, particularly in multi-threaded image processing pipelines where thread limits were not respected, and corrected the b-spline size calculation for closed parametric dimensions, ensuring accurate interpolation in applications such as 3D image registration and deformation modeling.
- License Fixes: Removed unused VNL Netlib rpoly files to ensure compliance with our Apache 2.0 licensing requirements.
- Software Guide Updates: Spelling corrections for the ITK Software Guide.
- Doxygen Documentation: Updated Doxygen documentation to reflect the latest changes and improvements in ITK, including links to the ReadTheDocs site.
- Remote Module Updates: Improvements to the
LabelErodeDilateandMeshToPolyDataremote modules, including bug fixes and enhancements.
A full list of changes can be found in the changelog on GitHub and forum.
🗣️ What’s Next
ITK 6 Preparation
The development community is currently focused on delivering ITK 6, a major modernization release featuring:
- Architectural upgrades for contemporary C++ development
- Enhanced template metaprogramming capabilities
- Streamlined build system configurations
Early access builds (alpha/beta releases) will become available during ongoing 5.4.x maintenance, enabling parallel evaluation of new features while maintaining production stability.
5.4 Maintenance Commitment
We remain dedicated to supporting current users through:
- Regular security and regression patches
- Critical bug resolution
- Platform compatibility updates
Enjoy ITK!