def get_block_coordinate_range(block_number, block_size, overlap_size,
    image_size):
    """
    Returns the minimum and maximum coordinate values in one dimension for
    an image block, where the dimension length image_size is to be split into
    the number of blocks specified by block_size with an overlap of
    overlap_size voxels at each boundary, and the current block_number is
    specified. There is no overlap at the outer border of the image, and the
    length of the final block is reduced if necessary so there is no padding
    """
    if block_number == 0:
        min_coord = 0
        start_border = 0
    else:
        min_coord = block_number * block_size - overlap_size
        start_border = overlap_size
    end_border = overlap_size
    max_coord = int((block_number + 1) * block_size - 1 + overlap_size)
    if max_coord >= image_size:
        max_coord = image_size - 1
        end_border = 0
    return [min_coord, max_coord, start_border, end_border]
