def get_center_of_mass(image):
    """
    Compute an image center of mass in physical space which is defined 
    as the mean of the intensity weighted voxel coordinate system.

    ANTsR function: `getCenterOfMass`
    
    Arguments
    ---------
    image : ANTsImage
        image from which center of mass will be computed

    Returns
    -------
    scalar

    Example
    -------
    >>> fi = ants.image_read( ants.get_ants_data("r16"))
    >>> com1 = ants.get_center_of_mass( fi )
    >>> fi = ants.image_read( ants.get_ants_data("r64"))
    >>> com2 = ants.get_center_of_mass( fi )
    """
    if image.pixeltype != 'float':
        image = image.clone('float')

    libfn = utils.get_lib_fn('centerOfMass%s' % image._libsuffix)
    com = libfn(image.pointer)

    return tuple(com)