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Fixes and improvements to nnUNet runner.

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As I was using the MONAI nnUNet runner, I encountered some bugs and needed some new features:

Resolved bugs:

  • When preprocessing a datalist that does not contain a 'training' key, the runner would raise an error. In situations where a testing datalist needs to be preprocessed, this should be allowed.
  • On exceptions in convert_dataset, the error message would only say 'the config may be incorrect' while suppressing the traceback. I believe this removes information needed for correcting the configuration (or the input dataset). I removed the exception capture.
  • Breaking bug: On my dataset, the planner decided not to train a cascade model (resulting in no lowres and cascade plans). As a result, the hardcoded configs in the train and find_best_configuration methods would result in an error. I resolved this by checking at runtime which configurations were built.

Features I was missing:

  • a method for running inference with the trained model that does not require manually calling the pre-processing functionality, and, importantly, does not require manually remapping the predicted file names back to the original dataset. My implementation allows a user with a datalist to call the predict_datalist (class)method, and a user with only image files to use the predict_files_glob (class)method. It then prepares everything for running inference, moves the predictions into the same structure/filenames as the input files, and cleans up the preprocessed data and predictions in the work_dir.

Some other small improvements:

  • Allow the plans_identifier to be passed around in case the user / a script needs to set it.
  • Implemented retrieving the next dataset 'name' (i.e. index) and dataset information, e.g., about channels and modality, from the trained model work_dir.

Types of changes

  • Non-breaking change (fix or new feature that would not break existing functionality).
  • Breaking change (fix or new feature that would cause existing functionality to change).
  • New tests added to cover the changes.
  • Integration tests passed locally by running ./runtests.sh -f -u --net --coverage.
  • Quick tests passed locally by running ./runtests.sh --quick --unittests --disttests.
  • In-line docstrings updated.
  • Documentation updated, tested make html command in the docs/ folder.

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The nnUNet runner now tracks the plans identifier across planning, preprocessing, training, and inference. It assigns dataset indices when needed and supports testing datasets without training entries. New utilities create datalists from globs, read dataset metadata, and move predictions. New classmethods support prediction from datalists or file globs. Training and model selection now use configurations read from the plans file.

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The new nnU-Net inference entry points do not work as written: the prediction-file relocation step fails immediately, so no predictions are written to the output directory, and temporary datasets can be left behind in the raw-data folder. Channel and class counts read from a model's dataset description can silently override values supplied by the user, and model selection or plans lookup can target the wrong plans name or directory when a custom plans identifier is used. These should be corrected and exercised before merging.

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monai/apps/nnunet/nnunetv2_runner.py (1)

221-221: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Wrap the overlong comment and docstring lines.

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In `@monai/apps/nnunet/nnunetv2_runner.py` at line 221, Wrap the overlong comment
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The new helpers skip the module conventions for docstrings, type hints, and logging. Every new definition in this PR lacks a complete Google-style docstring, several lack annotations, and the new code prints to stdout while both modules already define a logger.

  • monai/apps/nnunet/utils.py#L180-L180: add a docstring and annotations to glob_to_datalist; replace the two print calls with logger.warning and logger.info; drop the # why is this so horrible aside on Line 195.
  • monai/apps/nnunet/utils.py#L203-L203: add a docstring and annotations to check_existing_data_indices; replace print with logger.warning.
  • monai/apps/nnunet/utils.py#L216-L216: add a docstring and a -> int annotation to get_next_available_index.
  • monai/apps/nnunet/utils.py#L223-L223: add a docstring to get_info_from_dataset_json with an Args, Returns, and Raises section for FileNotFoundError.
  • monai/apps/nnunet/utils.py#L241-L241: add a docstring to move_predictions with a Raises section for the two ValueError cases; replace the print calls with logger.
  • monai/apps/nnunet/nnunetv2_runner.py#L245-L246: annotate testing: bool = False and document it in an Args section.
  • monai/apps/nnunet/nnunetv2_runner.py#L1058-L1073: document modality, add a Raises section for the two ValueError cases, and remove the dangling "Has the minimum required inputs for running inference:" line.
  • monai/apps/nnunet/nnunetv2_runner.py#L1122-L1122: replace the print with logger.info.

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In `@monai/apps/nnunet/utils.py` at line 180, Update monai/apps/nnunet/utils.py
lines 180-180 in glob_to_datalist with Google-style docstrings and annotations,
replace its print calls with logger.warning/logger.info, and remove the aside;
update lines 203-203 in check_existing_data_indices with a docstring,
annotations, and logger.warning; update lines 216-216 in
get_next_available_index with a docstring and int return annotation; update
lines 223-223 in get_info_from_dataset_json with Args, Returns, and
FileNotFoundError Raises documentation; update lines 241-241 in move_predictions
with a docstring documenting both ValueError cases and replace prints with
logger calls. In monai/apps/nnunet/nnunetv2_runner.py, annotate and document
testing at lines 245-246, document modality and both ValueError cases while
removing the dangling inference-inputs text at lines 1058-1073, and replace the
print with logger.info at lines 1122-1122.

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In `@monai/apps/nnunet/nnunetv2_runner.py`:
- Around line 1202-1208: Update the run flow around _determine_configs, train,
and find_best_configuration so configuration determination occurs only when at
least one requested operation needs it, and pass self.plans_identifier
explicitly to find_best_configuration to match training and custom planning
identifiers.
- Around line 1108-1111: Update convert_dataset to store the created raw-data
folder name on the runner instance, then have the prediction flow reuse that
stored value instead of re-deriving it from dataroot. Ensure temporary-dataset
cleanup uses shutil.rmtree with ignore_errors=True inside a finally block so
cleanup runs even when prediction fails.
- Around line 1146-1157: Replace the NamedTemporaryFile usage in the datalist
prediction flow with a TemporaryDirectory-managed directory and a plain JSON
path, allowing glob_to_datalist to open the file without a nested handle and
ensuring cleanup after cls.predict_datalist completes. Remove the now-unused
NamedTemporaryFile import.
- Around line 1160-1166: Update the plans-path construction in the
initialization flow to use self.nnunet_preprocessed instead of the imported
nnUNet_preprocessed value, while continuing to derive the dataset folder with
maybe_convert_to_dataset_name(self.dataset_name_or_id) and preserving
dataset_name_or_id as provided.
- Around line 291-293: In the count-initialization flow of convert_dataset,
check whether datalist_json contains "training" before calling analyze_data when
either num_input_channels or num_foreground_classes is unset. If "training" is
absent, raise a clear ValueError; otherwise preserve the existing analyze_data
call.

In `@monai/apps/nnunet/utils.py`:
- Around line 232-238: Update get_info_from_dataset_json so missing
channel_names or labels keys produce None for the corresponding returned value
instead of zero, while preserving the existing length calculation when keys are
present; this allows predict_datalist to use its caller-supplied fallback values
and retain its validation guards.
- Around line 270-272: Fix move_predictions by removing the invalid
os.path.split call and stripping the full .nii.gz suffix from the image path
before appending _pred.nii.gz, preserving nested relative directories and
filenames. Add a unit test covering a nested relative image path with a .nii.gz
filename and verifying the resulting prediction path.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@monai/apps/nnunet/nnunetv2_runner.py`:
- Line 221: Wrap the overlong comment and docstring lines in nnunetv2_runner.py,
including the comment near the dataset-name validation and the docstrings at the
other reported locations, so every line stays within the repository’s
120-character limit without changing their content.

In `@monai/apps/nnunet/utils.py`:
- Line 180: Update monai/apps/nnunet/utils.py lines 180-180 in glob_to_datalist
with Google-style docstrings and annotations, replace its print calls with
logger.warning/logger.info, and remove the aside; update lines 203-203 in
check_existing_data_indices with a docstring, annotations, and logger.warning;
update lines 216-216 in get_next_available_index with a docstring and int return
annotation; update lines 223-223 in get_info_from_dataset_json with Args,
Returns, and FileNotFoundError Raises documentation; update lines 241-241 in
move_predictions with a docstring documenting both ValueError cases and replace
prints with logger calls. In monai/apps/nnunet/nnunetv2_runner.py, annotate and
document testing at lines 245-246, document modality and both ValueError cases
while removing the dangling inference-inputs text at lines 1058-1073, and
replace the print with logger.info at lines 1122-1122.

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Comment on lines +291 to +293
if num_input_channels is None or num_foreground_classes is None:
# can't get num_foreground classes from the data, so should be inserted by user
num_input_channels, num_foreground_classes = analyze_data(datalist_json=datalist_json, data_dir=data_dir)

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Guard analyze_data for testing-only datalists.

With testing=True, the missing-training branch continues to line 293. A direct convert_dataset(testing=True) call can leave either count unset, and analyze_data then indexes datalist_json["training"][0], causing KeyError. The new predict_datalist path validates and supplies both counts, but direct callers remain unprotected. Raise a clear ValueError before calling analyze_data when "training" is absent.

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if num_input_channels is None or num_foreground_classes is None:
# can't get num_foreground classes from the data, so should be inserted by user
num_input_channels, num_foreground_classes = analyze_data(datalist_json=datalist_json, data_dir=data_dir)
if num_input_channels is None or num_foreground_classes is None:
# can't get num_foreground classes from the data, so should be inserted by user
if "training" not in datalist_json:
raise ValueError(
"`num_input_channels` and `num_foreground_classes` must be given in the input config "
"when the datalist has no `training` key."
)
num_input_channels, num_foreground_classes = analyze_data(datalist_json=datalist_json, data_dir=data_dir)
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count-initialization flow of convert_dataset, check whether datalist_json
contains "training" before calling analyze_data when either num_input_channels
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Comment on lines +1108 to +1111
raw_data_foldername_prefix = str(int(runner.dataset_name_or_id) + 1000)
raw_data_foldername_prefix = "Dataset" + raw_data_foldername_prefix[-3:]
raw_data_foldername = raw_data_foldername_prefix + "_" + input_config["dataroot"].split(os.sep)[-1]
raw_data_foldername = os.path.join(input_config["nnunet_raw"], raw_data_foldername)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

The raw-data folder name is re-derived here and drifts from convert_dataset.

convert_dataset strips a trailing separator from dataroot at Lines 259-260 before taking the last path component. This copy does not. If the caller passes input_data_root="/data/images/", convert_dataset creates Dataset002_images while this code computes Dataset002_. Prediction then reads a nonexistent imagesTs, and shutil.rmtree at Line 1120 raises FileNotFoundError while the real converted dataset is left behind.

Have convert_dataset store the created folder on the instance and read it here, instead of duplicating the "hardcoded upstream" derivation.

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+        dataroot = input_config["dataroot"].rstrip(os.sep)
         raw_data_foldername_prefix = str(int(runner.dataset_name_or_id) + 1000)
         raw_data_foldername_prefix = "Dataset" + raw_data_foldername_prefix[-3:]
-        raw_data_foldername = raw_data_foldername_prefix + "_" + input_config["dataroot"].split(os.sep)[-1]
+        raw_data_foldername = raw_data_foldername_prefix + "_" + dataroot.split(os.sep)[-1]
         raw_data_foldername = os.path.join(input_config["nnunet_raw"], raw_data_foldername)

Also make the cleanup at Line 1120 tolerant: shutil.rmtree(raw_data_foldername, ignore_errors=True) inside a finally, so a prediction failure does not leave the temporary dataset in nnUNet_raw_data_base.

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convert_dataset to store the created raw-data folder name on the runner
instance, then have the prediction flow reuse that stored value instead of
re-deriving it from dataroot. Ensure temporary-dataset cleanup uses
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Comment on lines +1146 to +1157
with NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w+", delete=False, suffix=".json") as temp_json_file:
temp_json_path = temp_json_file.name
glob_to_datalist(input_files_glob, output_json=temp_json_path, key="testing", dataroot=input_files_root)

cls.predict_datalist(
input_datalist=temp_json_path,
input_data_root=input_files_root,
model_dir=model_dir,
work_dir=work_dir,
output_dir=output_dir,
modality=modality,
)

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

The temporary datalist file leaks, and the nested open is not portable.

delete=False plus no cleanup leaves one orphan JSON file in the temp directory per call. glob_to_datalist also reopens temp_json_path for writing while this handle is still open, which fails on Windows.

Use a TemporaryDirectory and a plain path.

🐛 Proposed fix
-        with NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w+", delete=False, suffix=".json") as temp_json_file:
-            temp_json_path = temp_json_file.name
+        with TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+            temp_json_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, "datalist.json")
             glob_to_datalist(input_files_glob, output_json=temp_json_path, key="testing", dataroot=input_files_root)
 
             cls.predict_datalist(

NamedTemporaryFile then becomes unused in the import at Line 24.

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with NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w+", delete=False, suffix=".json") as temp_json_file:
temp_json_path = temp_json_file.name
glob_to_datalist(input_files_glob, output_json=temp_json_path, key="testing", dataroot=input_files_root)
cls.predict_datalist(
input_datalist=temp_json_path,
input_data_root=input_files_root,
model_dir=model_dir,
work_dir=work_dir,
output_dir=output_dir,
modality=modality,
)
with TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
temp_json_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, "datalist.json")
glob_to_datalist(input_files_glob, output_json=temp_json_path, key="testing", dataroot=input_files_root)
cls.predict_datalist(
input_datalist=temp_json_path,
input_data_root=input_files_root,
model_dir=model_dir,
work_dir=work_dir,
output_dir=output_dir,
modality=modality,
)
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In `@monai/apps/nnunet/nnunetv2_runner.py` around lines 1146 - 1157, Replace the
NamedTemporaryFile usage in the datalist prediction flow with a
TemporaryDirectory-managed directory and a plain JSON path, allowing
glob_to_datalist to open the file without a nested handle and ensuring cleanup
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Comment on lines +1160 to +1166
from nnunetv2.paths import nnUNet_preprocessed
from nnunetv2.utilities.dataset_name_id_conversion import maybe_convert_to_dataset_name

preprocessed_dataset_folder_base = join(
nnUNet_preprocessed, maybe_convert_to_dataset_name(self.dataset_name_or_id)
)
plans_file = join(preprocessed_dataset_folder_base, self.plans_identifier + ".json")

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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print("nnunetv2 installed:", spec is not None)
if spec:
    root = pathlib.Path(spec.origin).parent
    print((root / "paths.py").read_text()[:1200])
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In nnUNetv2, nnUNet_preprocessed is a required environment variable that defines the root directory where all preprocessed data is stored [1][2]. The function maybe_convert_to_dataset_name is a utility located in nnunetv2/utilities/dataset_name_id_conversion.py [3]. Its purpose is to normalize dataset identifiers, allowing users to pass either a dataset ID (as an integer or string, e.g., '1') or a full dataset name (e.g., 'Dataset001_Test') to various nnUNet functions [3][4]. Key details about these components: - nnUNet_preprocessed: This variable points to the folder containing your preprocessed datasets. If it is not set, nnU-Net cannot perform preprocessing or training [2]. Each dataset within this directory follows the naming convention DatasetXXX_Name, where XXX is the three-digit ID [5][6]. - maybe_convert_to_dataset_name: This function checks if the provided input is already a valid dataset name (starting with 'Dataset'). If it is not, it attempts to convert the input to an integer to find the corresponding dataset name based on the folders present in the nnUNet_raw, nnUNet_preprocessed, and nnUNet_results directories [3]. It is widely used across the codebase, including in training, preprocessing, and experiment planning scripts, to ensure consistent access to dataset paths [4][7][8][9]. If you are working with these files, you generally do not need to modify them; they are designed to handle path resolution automatically based on your environment configuration [2][5].

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Use self.nnunet_preprocessed for the plans path. In nnU-Net revision 86606c53, nnUNet_preprocessed is read when nnunetv2.paths is imported. If that module was imported before __init__ sets the environment variable, _determine_configs can open the plans file from the wrong directory. Keep self.dataset_name_or_id as a string; maybe_convert_to_dataset_name accepts both strings and integers.

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-        from nnunetv2.paths import nnUNet_preprocessed
         from nnunetv2.utilities.dataset_name_id_conversion import maybe_convert_to_dataset_name

         preprocessed_dataset_folder_base = join(
-            nnUNet_preprocessed, maybe_convert_to_dataset_name(self.dataset_name_or_id)
+            self.nnunet_preprocessed, maybe_convert_to_dataset_name(self.dataset_name_or_id)
         )
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from nnunetv2.paths import nnUNet_preprocessed
from nnunetv2.utilities.dataset_name_id_conversion import maybe_convert_to_dataset_name
preprocessed_dataset_folder_base = join(
nnUNet_preprocessed, maybe_convert_to_dataset_name(self.dataset_name_or_id)
)
plans_file = join(preprocessed_dataset_folder_base, self.plans_identifier + ".json")
from nnunetv2.utilities.dataset_name_id_conversion import maybe_convert_to_dataset_name
preprocessed_dataset_folder_base = join(
self.nnunet_preprocessed, maybe_convert_to_dataset_name(self.dataset_name_or_id)
)
plans_file = join(preprocessed_dataset_folder_base, self.plans_identifier + ".json")
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configs = self._determine_configs()

if run_train:
self.train()
self.train(configs=configs)

if run_find_best_configuration:
self.find_best_configuration()
self.find_best_configuration(configs=configs)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Pass the tracked plans identifier to find_best_configuration.

find_best_configuration defaults plans to "nnUNetPlans" (Line 815). Training now always uses -p self.plans_identifier. If the user calls run() after plan_and_process(overwrite_plans_name="myPlans"), or sets a custom identifier, model selection searches for nnUNetPlans results that do not exist.

Also move the _determine_configs() call so it only runs when it is needed. With run_train=False and run_find_best_configuration=False, it still opens the plans file and fails if planning was skipped.

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-        configs = self._determine_configs()
-
-        if run_train:
-            self.train(configs=configs)
-
-        if run_find_best_configuration:
-            self.find_best_configuration(configs=configs)
+        if run_train or run_find_best_configuration:
+            configs = self._determine_configs()
+
+            if run_train:
+                self.train(configs=configs)
+
+            if run_find_best_configuration:
+                self.find_best_configuration(plans=self.plans_identifier, configs=configs)
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self.find_best_configuration()
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if run_train or run_find_best_configuration:
configs = self._determine_configs()
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channel_names = dataset_info.get("channel_names", [])
num_input_channels = len(channel_names)

labels = dataset_info.get("labels", {})
num_foreground_classes = len(labels) - 1 if "background" in labels else len(labels) # Exclude background if present

return num_input_channels, num_foreground_classes

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

get_info_from_dataset_json never returns None, so the caller's fallback is dead.

len() returns 0 for missing channel_names or labels. predict_datalist in monai/apps/nnunet/nnunetv2_runner.py (Lines 1081-1089) checks these results against None and prefers them when they are not None. A dataset.json without those keys therefore yields 0 channels and 0 classes, silently overriding the caller-supplied num_input_channels and num_foreground_classes, and the ValueError guards never fire.

Return None when the key is absent.

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-    channel_names = dataset_info.get("channel_names", [])
-    num_input_channels = len(channel_names)
-
-    labels = dataset_info.get("labels", {})
-    num_foreground_classes = len(labels) - 1 if "background" in labels else len(labels)  # Exclude background if present
+    channel_names = dataset_info.get("channel_names")
+    num_input_channels = len(channel_names) if channel_names else None
+
+    labels = dataset_info.get("labels")
+    if labels:
+        # Exclude background if present
+        num_foreground_classes = len(labels) - 1 if "background" in labels else len(labels)
+    else:
+        num_foreground_classes = None
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return num_input_channels, num_foreground_classes
channel_names = dataset_info.get("channel_names")
num_input_channels = len(channel_names) if channel_names else None
labels = dataset_info.get("labels")
if labels:
# Exclude background if present
num_foreground_classes = len(labels) - 1 if "background" in labels else len(labels)
else:
num_foreground_classes = None
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Comment on lines +270 to +272
image_extension = os.path.split(image_path, ".", 1)[1] # assumes no periods in filename, supports .nii.gz
output_prediction_path = os.path.join(
output_dir, image_path.replace(image_extension, "_pred.nii.gz")

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔴 Critical | ⚡ Quick win

os.path.split takes one argument. This line raises TypeError on every call.

os.path.split(path) splits head/tail. It does not accept sep and maxsplit. move_predictions therefore fails for the first case, so predict_datalist never delivers output.

The intent is str.split. Note that "a.nii.gz".split(".", 1)[1] returns "nii.gz" without the leading dot, so the following replace would produce case._pred.nii.gz. Strip the full suffix instead.

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-        # Copy the prediction file to the output directory with the original image name
-        image_extension = os.path.split(image_path, ".", 1)[1]  # assumes no periods in filename, supports .nii.gz
-        output_prediction_path = os.path.join(
-            output_dir, image_path.replace(image_extension, "_pred.nii.gz")
-        )  # nnunet outputs nii.gz
+        # Copy the prediction file to the output directory with the original image name.
+        # Assumes no periods in the file name, supports ".nii.gz".
+        rel_dir, base_name = os.path.split(image_path)
+        stem = base_name.split(".", 1)[0]
+        output_prediction_path = os.path.join(output_dir, rel_dir, stem + "_pred.nii.gz")

Add a unit test for move_predictions that covers a nested relative image path and a .nii.gz name.

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In `@monai/apps/nnunet/utils.py` around lines 270 - 272, Fix move_predictions by
removing the invalid os.path.split call and stripping the full .nii.gz suffix
from the image path before appending _pred.nii.gz, preserving nested relative
directories and filenames. Add a unit test covering a nested relative image path
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