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GeneralisedKuwaharaImproved

Generalised Kuwahara filter

SYNOPSIS

#include "dip_filtering.h"

dip_Error dip_GeneralisedKuwaharaImproved ( in, selection, out, se, boundary, param, shape, threshold, minimum )

DATA TYPES

binary, integer, float

FUNCTION

This function implements an improved version of GeneralisedKuwahara, see that function's description for more information. This function adds a threshold parameter that avoids false edges in uniform regions. If the difference between maximal and minimal values within the filter window is smaller or equal to threshold, the centre pixel is taken, instead of the minimum (or maximum). Setting threshold to zero yields the same result as GeneralisedKuwahara.

Only the rectangular, elliptic and diamond filter shapes are supported (DIP_FLT_SHAPE_RECTANGULAR, DIP_FLT_SHAPE_ELLIPTIC and DIP_FLT_SHAPE_DIAMOND). Other filter shapes can be implemented by setting shape to DIP_FLT_SHAPE_STRUCTURING_ELEMENT, and passing a binary image in se. The "on" pixels define the shape of the filter window. Other values of shape are illegal.

If shape is not equal to DIP_FLT_SHAPE_STRUCTURING_ELEMENT, se can be set to zero. When shape is set to DIP_FLT_SHAPE_STRUCTURING_ELEMENT, param is ignored, and can be set to zero.

ARGUMENTS

Data typeNameDescription
dip_ImageinInput
dip_ImageselectionSelection
dip_ImageoutOutput
dip_ImageseCustom filter window (binary)
dip_BoundaryArrayboundaryBoundary conditions
dip_FloatArrayparamFilter sizes
dip_FilterShapeshapeFilter shape
dip_floatthresholdMinimal value difference within window
dip_BooleanminimumSelect minimum or maximum?

The enumerator dip_FilterShape contains the following constants:

NameDescription
DIP_FLT_SHAPE_DEFAULTDefault filter window, same as DIP_FLT_SHAPE_RECTANGULAR
DIP_FLT_SHAPE_RECTANGULARRectangular filter window, can be even in size
DIP_FLT_SHAPE_ELLIPTICElliptic filter window, always odd in size
DIP_FLT_SHAPE_DIAMONDDiamond-shaped filter window, always odd in size
DIP_FLT_SHAPE_PARABOLICParabolic filter window (morphology only)
DIP_FLT_SHAPE_DISCRETE_LINERotated line structuring element (morphology only)
DIP_FLT_SHAPE_INTERPOLATED_LINERotated line structuring element, through interpolation (morphology only)
DIP_FLT_SHAPE_PERIODIC_LINE(not implemented)
DIP_FLT_SHAPE_STRUCTURING_ELEMENTUse se as filter window, can be any size

SEE ALSO

Kuwahara, GeneralisedKuwahara, KuwaharaImproved, VarianceFilter, Uniform