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I'd like to use image analysis to calculate the length of a thread. Because the thread is not entirely straight, I can't just use regionprops, so I think the best option is to use the function bwdistgeodesic In the bwdistgeodesic function, what is it expecting for the variable "mask"? How could I use image analysis to generate said mask? I've looked into using regionprops 'Extrema' property, but since I'm not sure what the "mask" variable is in bwdistgeodesic, I'm not sure how I would use the x,y dimensions from 'Extrema' in a mask.
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Kshitij Singh
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Answered Sep 12, 2026
Because the thread is not entirely straight, I can't just use regionprops,
Why not? Couldn't you just do
S=regionprops( bwareafilt(BW,1,'smallest') ,'Perimeter');
length=S.Perimeter/2
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