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Re: soma area detection

Posted by Nathaniel Ryckman on Apr 13, 2011; 10:01pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/soma-area-detection-tp3684897p3684902.html

Qing Liu wrote
Hi,

As a new user of ImageJ. I am trying to automate some of my measurements
about neuronal sizes. Has anyone tried before or know how to identify cell
soma apart from their processes? The regular threshold tool or edge detector
would fail because of the presence of the process or the nuclei. Thanks a
lot for your time.

Qing
Here's a quick idea. I don't know how well it will work, but I'm thinking that the Watershed program might cut off the the processes. Then you could iterate through the ROI's created to see which one is most circular (soma).

If you give me a picture, I'll come up with something.