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ThresholdImage_Hysteresis

Thresholds an image with a hysteresis, i.e. with a lower threshold for neighboring pixels.

Name	Type	Range	Description
inImage	Image		Input image
inRoi	Region *		Region of interest
inMinValue	Real *		Minimum value of a pixel that is considered foreground (Auto = -INF)
inMaxValue	Real *		Maximum value of a pixel that is considered foreground (Auto = +INF)
inHysteresis	Real	0.0 -	Defines how much the threshold criteria are lowered for pixels neighboring with other foreground pixels
outMonoImage	Image

Description

The operation transforms each pixel value to the maximum or minimum level thus creating binary image. The result of the transformation depends on the pixel intensity:

Pixel values in range [inMinValue, inMaxValue] are transformed to the maximum level.
Pixel values lower than inMinValue-inHysteresis or higher than inMaxValue+inHysteresis are transformed to the minimum level.
Pixel values in range [inMinValue-inHysteresis, inMinValue) or in range (inMaxValue, inMaxValue+inHysteresis] are transformed to the maximum if (and only if) in the processed image there is a path of consecutive pixels of value in range [inMinValue-inHysteresis, inMaxValue+inHysteresis] that connects the pixel being considered and any pixel with value in range [inMinValue, inMaxValue].

In the multichannel images the operation uses an average of channel values in each pixel, thus the resulting image is always monochromatic.

Hints

Define inMinValue to extract bright objects (brighter than the specified value).
Define inMaxValue to extract dark objects (darker than the specified value).
Use inHysteresis to allow weaker threshold for pixels neighboring with already extracted ones.

Examples

ThresholdImage_Hysteresis performed on the sample image with inMinValue = 110.0, inMaxValue = Nil, inHysteresis = 15.0.

Pixels of the sample image brighter than 110.0.

Pixels of the sample image brighter than 95.0.

Complexity Level

This filter is available on Advanced Complexity Level.

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