A procedure for the extraction of object features in microscope images.
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.
Coltelli
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CNR Istituto CNUCE, Maria, Pisa, Italy.
Gualtieri
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D000465:Algorithms; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software