AutoSpine Step 3: Detect Spines
If you selected Test on a few points on a branch or Test on one whole branch in Step 2: Quick-Test Setup:
- Click the Run Test button
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This method is quicker than detecting spines on the entire image, since AutoSpine only detects spines within the selected subset.
- Use the Outline or Solid display option to visually assess the quality of the spine modeling.
- If there is too much space between the branch and the spine, reduce the surface clearance.
- If AutoSpine detected spines that don't seem associated with the branch being tested, reduce the outer range value.
- The Tip+Root display option is useful to visualize the outer range.
Once you are satisfied with the detection results on your test region, click the Detect All Spines button.
The Run Test button is only visible when one of these options was selected.
Detection Settings
Sensitivity
Use the slider or type a value.
A lower value may detect fewer spines.
Surface
The surface clearance is the distance from the traced external boundary of the process to the proximal edge of the spine.
To measure a specific distance:
- Click Measure in image.
- Click a point on the external boundary of the branch; this is the starting point.
- Click a point where you expect to see the proximal edge of the spine to the branch; this is the ending point.
- Click Measure again to modify the value.
Outer range
The outer range is the distance from the traced external boundary of the branch to the distal edge of the spine.
To measure a specific distance:
- Click Measure in image.
- Click a point on the external boundary of the branch; this is the starting point.
- Click a point where you expect to see the distal boundary of the spine; this is the ending point.
- Click Measure again to modify the value.
Display process thickness
Select this checkbox to display the branch process thickness so that you can measure Surface clearance and Outer range.
Detect Spines
Run test
If you chose one of the test options in Step 2, use this button to detect the spines for the points or whole branch previously selected.
Detect All Spines
Automatically detects all spines based on the Detection Settings above.
Clear
Removes all previously detected spines.
Display Options
Show detected spines
You can switch between the 3 options without running the detection process again.
Show projection image
Displays the projection image and the tracing.
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