Fix FID metric for scipy >= 1.18: sqrtm no longer accepts disp

[dhillrigo]

Fixes part of #9069 (the scipy row of the failure table).

Description

scipy 1.18 removed the disp parameter from scipy.linalg.sqrtm, and with it the 2-tuple (matrix, errest) return that disp=False produced. monai/metrics/fid.py:85 still called it as:

scipy_res, _ = scipy.linalg.sqrtm(..., disp=False)

so on scipy >= 1.18 every FID computation fails:

TypeError: sqrtm() got an unexpected keyword argument 'disp'

This is not reachable in CI today because full-dep pins PYTHON_VER1: '3.10', and scipy >= 1.18 requires Python >= 3.12 — so CI never resolves the breaking version, while a contributor on a current interpreter hits it immediately. That resolution gap is the subject of #9069; this PR fixes just the scipy breakage itself.

The fix drops disp and uses the return value directly. That is correct across MONAI's entire supported range (scipy>=1.12.0): older versions return the matrix alone when disp is left at its default.

scipy	signature	sqrtm(A)	sqrtm(A, disp=False)
1.12.0	(A, disp=True, blocksize=64)	ndarray	tuple of 2
1.18.1	(A)	ndarray	TypeError

One behavioural note

Omitting disp means it reverts to its True default on scipy < 1.18, so a matrix with no computable square root now prints scipy's "Failed to find a square root." to stdout rather than being silent. On scipy >= 1.18 the same case emits a LinAlgWarning.

Downstream behaviour is unchanged either way: both versions return non-finite values, and compute_frechet_distance already branches on torch.isfinite(covmean).all() and prints its own message for the singular case.

I judged that preferable to version-gating the call site, but happy to switch to an explicit scipy version check or to suppress the message if you'd rather keep that path quiet.

Verification

Run on unmodified dev and with the fix, in two environments:

	scipy 1.18.1 / py3.12 / torch 2.13.0	scipy 1.12.0 / py3.11 / torch 2.13.0
dev, unpatched	test_results fails (TypeError)	passes
with this PR	3 passed	3 passed

• tests/metrics/ in full on scipy 1.18.1: 383 passed, 41 skipped.
• The added test_sqrtm_returns_tensor fails on unpatched dev under scipy 1.18.1 and passes with the fix, so it genuinely guards the regression. Under scipy 1.12 it passes either way — the bug is version-gated, and the test asserts the contract (_sqrtm returns a tensor, not a tuple) rather than the version.
• black and isort clean; flake8 --max-line-length=120 clean on both changed files. The one remaining E501 in fid.py is pre-existing on dev (line 66, a docstring) and left untouched.

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.

_{On the two unchecked test boxes: I ran pytest tests/metrics/ in full on both scipy versions rather than the full runtests.sh suites, since the change is confined to one function. Happy to run either in full if you want it before merge.}

• In-line docstrings updated.
• Documentation updated, tested make html command in the docs/ folder.

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_sqrtm now calls scipy.linalg.sqrtm without disp=False and uses its direct result. A new test verifies that _sqrtm returns a torch.Tensor with expected matrix square-root values.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 5dea9

The PR updates FID matrix-square-root handling for newer SciPy versions and adds regression coverage; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains, aside from a trivial docstring follow-up.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
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Title check	✅ Passed	The title is concise, specific, and accurately identifies the FID fix for SciPy versions where sqrtm no longer accepts disp.
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Document the _sqrtm contract.

The modified helper detaches input_data, moves it to CPU, converts it to NumPy float64, and returns a CPU tensor. Add Google-style Args and Returns sections so callers do not assume device or dtype preservation.

As per path instructions: “Docstrings should be present for all definition which describe each variable, return value, and raised exception in the appropriate section of the Google-style of docstrings.”

Proposed docstring

 def _sqrtm(input_data: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
-    """Compute the square root of a matrix."""
+    """Compute the square root of a matrix.
+
+    Args:
+        input_data: Matrix tensor to convert to a CPU NumPy float64 array.
+
+    Returns:
+        A CPU tensor containing SciPy's matrix square root.
+    """

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In `@monai/metrics/fid.py` around lines 83 - 85, Expand the _sqrtm docstring with
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- Around line 83-85: Expand the _sqrtm docstring with Google-style Args and
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