| 1 | === October 5, 2015 === |
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| 3 | The "auto" skeletonization method appears to take a threshold as an input. This threshold seems to 'mask' (or 'segment') the data so to only look at voxels with values above this threshold. It then does a 'centerline' analysis, a 'distance map' analysis, and finally a 'thinning' of the skeleton so that it is only 1 voxel across. To see the paper on this algorithm, it is attached to this page. It is also possible to do these 3 steps on your own in Amira, and thus gain more control over the skeletonization process. |
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| 5 | Here are some results testing different thresholds in auto skeletonization mode, and comparing them to Federrath's figure (the paper that contains this figure is attached to this page). |
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| 7 | [[Image(compare5.png, 95%)]] |
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| 9 | [[Image(compare2.png, 95%)]] |
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| 11 | [[Image(compare1.png, 95%)]] |
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| 13 | [[Image(comparept01.png, 95%)]] |
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| 16 | There are a lot of clear filamentary structure that Amira is missing. |
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22 | | === October 5, 2015 === |
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24 | | The "auto" skeletonization method appears to take a threshold as an input. This threshold seems to 'mask' (or 'segment') the data so to only look at voxels with values above this threshold. It then does a 'centerline' analysis, a 'distance map' analysis, and finally a 'thinning' of the skeleton so that it is only 1 voxel across. To see the paper on this algorithm, it is attached to this page. It is also possible to do these 3 steps on your own in Amira, and thus gain more control over the skeletonization process. |
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26 | | Here are some results testing different thresholds in auto skeletonization mode, and comparing them to Federrath's figure (the paper that contains this figure is attached to this page). |
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28 | | [[Image(compare5.png, 95%)]] |
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30 | | [[Image(compare2.png, 95%)]] |
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32 | | [[Image(compare1.png, 95%)]] |
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34 | | [[Image(comparept01.png, 95%)]] |
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37 | | There are a lot of clear filamentous structure that Amira is missing. |
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