getAnatomicalExtremeRimPoints.m
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getAnatomicalExtremeRimPoints.m
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			function output = getAnatomicalExtremeRimPoints(obj)
			% Return the points of the extreme points of the glenoid rim according to the
			% scapula coordinate system.
			% There might be several points returned for a given direction, most likely for
			% the medio-lateral direction.

			rimPoints = obj.getRimPoints();
			coordSys = obj.scapula.coordSys;

			output.lateral = selectPointsFromDotProductWithAxis(rimPoints,coordSys.ML,@max);
			output.medial = selectPointsFromDotProductWithAxis(rimPoints,coordSys.ML,@min);
			output.inferior = selectPointsFromDotProductWithAxis(rimPoints,coordSys.IS,@min);
			output.superior = selectPointsFromDotProductWithAxis(rimPoints,coordSys.IS,@max);
			output.posterior = selectPointsFromDotProductWithAxis(rimPoints,coordSys.PA,@min);
			output.anterior = selectPointsFromDotProductWithAxis(rimPoints,coordSys.PA,@max);
			end

			function output = selectPointsFromDotProductWithAxis(points,axis,selectFunction)
			dotProductResults = points*axis';
			selectedPoints = find(dotProductResults == selectFunction(dotProductResults));
			output = points(selectedPoints,:);
			end