Extracting and Analyzing Shapes

This describes using morphological operations in conjunction with image analysis routines to extract and analyze image elements. This chapter includes the following topics:

Overview of Extracting and Analyzing Image Shapes

Determining Structuring Element Shapes and Sizes

Determining Intensity Values for Threshold and Stretch

Eroding and Dilating Image Objects

Smoothing with MORPH_OPEN

Smoothing with MORPH_CLOSE

Detecting Peaks of Brightness

Creating Image Object Boundaries

Selecting Specific Image Objects

Detecting Edges of Image Objects

Creating Distance Maps

Thinning Image Objects

Combining Morphological Operations

Analyzing Image Shapes