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+"""
+This file contains NeRF metrics with masking capabilities.
+"""
+
+from torchmetrics.functional import structural_similarity_index_measure
+from torchmetrics.image.lpip import LearnedPerceptualImagePatchSimilarity
+
+# TODO: masked PSNR, SSIM, LPIPS
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