Examples of Edge Traces

  © Bureau H. Glünder 2021

  1_NOISY EDGES
Optimization of the y-start position. Here: y=27 becomes y=24
noisy edge
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=2 start=0 y=27");
 
Comparison of traces with optimized (top) and strict y-start (beneath)
noisy edge
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=2 start=0 y=60");
setKeyDown("shift");
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=2 start=0 y=60 strictly");
 
Pair of traces obtained with identical initial mean value (isoline traces)
noisy edge
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "roi-radius=8 start=0 y=110");
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "y=60 previous");
 
 
  2_MICROGRAPHS OF LAYERED MATERIAL
Multiline traces of semiconductor layers
semiconductor layers
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=2 start=0 y=55");
setKeyDown("shift"); run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=2 start=0 y=90");
setKeyDown("shift"); run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=2 start=0 y=125");
 
Multiline traces of plated material
multi-plated
run( "Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=1 start=0 y=58" );
setKeyDown("shift"); run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=1 start=0 y=84");
setKeyDown("shift"); run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=1 start=0 y=114");
 
Bi-line traces obtained with different RoI-radii as an estimate of corrosion thickness
corrosion
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=2 start=0 y=15");
setKeyDown("shift");
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=5 start=0 y=158");
 
 


  3_OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT)
Isoline traces of retinal layers (OCT B-scan)
retinal layers oct
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=2 start=13 y=77");
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "y=70 previous");
 
Multiline traces of retinal layers (OCT B-scan)
retinal layers oct
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=3 start=10 y=70");
setKeyDown("shift"); run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=3 start=10 y=120");
setKeyDown("shift"); run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=3 start=10 y=140");
 
Bi-line traces enclosing the retinal ganglion layer
retinal gcl oct
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=4 start=0 y=70");
setKeyDown("shift");
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=9 start=0 y=100 strictly");
 
 



  4_ULTRASOUND IMAGING
Isoline traces of muscular fascia
muscle fascia us
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=4 start=23 y=105");
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "y=115 previous");
 
Isoline traces of muscular tissue
muscle fascia us
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=1 start=12 y=125");
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "y=119 previous");
 
Isoline traces of a heart atrium (movie frame)
heart artrium us
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=2 start=158 y=52");
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "y=85 previous");
 
 





  5_BIOMEDICAL MICROGRAPHS
Bi-line traces enclosing a brain lesion (note the unavoidable cuts and jumps)
brain lesion
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=1 start=3 y=78 strictly");
setKeyDown("shift");
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=2 start=3 y=83");
 
Isoline traces of a retinal cell layer
cell layers
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=4 start=0 y=125");
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "y=40 previous");
 
Isoline traces of a brain artery (movie frame showing speckle artifacts)
brain artery
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=4 start=34 y=170");
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "y=155 previous");
 
 




  6_MACRO PHOTOGRAPH
Isoline traces of extruded material (quite delicate parameter setting)
extruded material
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "easy roi-radius=2 start=0 y=41 strictly");
run("Easy EdgeTrace", "y=140 previous");
 


  REMARKS
Image data
 
“ImageJ Macro”-code
 

  REFERENCES
1_NOISY EDGES
 
2_MICROGRAPHS OF LAYERED MATERIAL
 
3_OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
 
4_ULTRASOUND IMAGING
 
5_BIOMEDICAL MICROGRAPHS
 
6_MACRO PHOTOGRAPH