Posted by
ctrueden on
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Mode-filter-tp5019225p5019257.html
Hi Jim & everyone,
It would be straightforward to add a mode filter to ImageJ Ops [1], but
first, a question: what should the algorithm do when there are
multiple/many values tied for mode?
Regards,
Curtis
[1]
https://imagej.net/Ops--
Curtis Rueden
LOCI software architect -
https://loci.wisc.edu/softwareImageJ2 lead, Fiji maintainer -
https://imagej.net/User:RuedenDid you know ImageJ has a forum?
http://forum.imagej.net/On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Jim Peterson <
[hidden email]>
wrote:
> Richard, I first want to apologize that I do not have an answer for you,
> but I did want to comment on Michael's response.
>
> I disagree with Michael's comment that the mode filter is of little
> value. If the value of the pixels in the image represent a classification
> rather than digitization of a continuous attribute (like color), then the
> mode filter can be applied to replace "objects" of small size with the
> predominant classification in the neighborhood. Continuous operations like
> the mean filter, and others like scaling algorithms, and standard edge
> detection operations do not lend themselves well to classified images. So,
> in short I certainly do see the value in a mode filter, but sadly I do not
> know of an implementation of it in ImageJ or FIJI.
>
> --
> ImageJ mailing list:
http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html>
--
ImageJ mailing list:
http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html