A PROCEDURE FOR THE EXTRACTION OF OBJECT FEATURES IN MICROSCOPE IMAGES

被引:13
作者
COLTELLI, P [1 ]
GUALTIERI, P [1 ]
机构
[1] CNR,IST BIOFIS,I-56100 PISA,ITALY
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIO-MEDICAL COMPUTING | 1990年 / 25卷 / 2-3期
关键词
Features extraction; Image processing; Labelling; Segmentation;
D O I
10.1016/0020-7101(90)90007-H
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
A program for a detailed and fast feature extraction procedure on objects from a digitized microscope image is presented. The single-pass algorithm labels the pixels of the image that are above a selected threshold, and connects those which belong to the same object. A data structure addressable as an associative memory is created, thus avoiding the use of any recursive procedures. A detailed description of the procedure, which extracts features such as integrated optical density, area and baricenter coordinates, is presented. © 1990.
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页码:169 / 176
页数:8
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