old_contents: import numpy as np
  from skimage.measure import grid_points_in_poly
  from dicom_tools.roiFileHandler import roiFileHandler
  
  
  def myroi2roi(myrois, shape, verbose=False):
      if verbose:
          print("myroi2roi: called")
      outroi = np.full(shape,False,dtype=bool)
      if len(myrois) != len(outroi):
          print("error: len rois = ",len(rois)," but len dicom=",len(outroi))
  
      for n, myroi in enumerate(myrois):
          if not myroi is None:
              outroi[n] = grid_points_in_poly(outroi[n].shape, myroi['points'])
              if verbose:
                  print("myroi2roi: layer",n,"tot true pixels",outroi[n].sum())
          elif verbose:
              print("myroi2roi: layer",n,"myroi is None")
          
      if verbose:
          print("myroi2roi: returning \n")
      return outroi
  
new_contents: import numpy as np
  from skimage.measure import grid_points_in_poly
  from dicom_tools.roiFileHandler import roiFileHandler
  
  
  def myroi2roi(myrois, shape, verbose=False):
      if verbose:
          print("myroi2roi: called")
      outroi = np.full(shape,False,dtype=bool)
    
  
      if outroi.ndim > 2:
          if len(myrois) != len(outroi):
              print("error: len rois = ",len(myrois)," but len dicom=",len(outroi))
          for n, myroi in enumerate(myrois):
              if not myroi is None:
                  outroi[n] = grid_points_in_poly(outroi[n].shape, myroi['points'])
                  if verbose:
                      print("myroi2roi: layer",n,"tot true pixels",outroi[n].sum())
              elif verbose:
                  print("myroi2roi: layer",n,"myroi is None")
      else:
          outroi = grid_points_in_poly(outroi.shape, myrois['points'])
          
      if verbose:
          print("myroi2roi: returning \n")
      return outroi
  
subject: handle also one layer