What is the benefit of casting image into double after reading in Matlab

1 view (last 30 days)
Hello, I asked several questions here.in every answer it is recommended that caste the image to double.
So i want to know what is the benefit of casting image to double. My segmentation results are not good.so i am thinking on every factor. plz help.Thank you

Accepted Answer

Image Analyst
Image Analyst on 16 Feb 2015
It's not necessarily true that you should cast to double. It depends on the circumstances and what you're trying to do or measure. I don't think it should make the segmentation worse though.
  4 Comments
Tahir
Tahir on 16 Feb 2015
Ok sir i want to know that this function input should be in double or unit8.This is my first operation on my medical image image. The image is also attached here.
function img_BlueRation = Fun_BlueRationConv(img)
R = img(:,:,1);
G = img(:,:,2);
B = img(:,:,3);
img_BlueRation = ((100 * B)./(1+R+G)) .* (256./(1+B+R+G));
end
Kindly sir also tell me what is clipping in this sense.
Image Analyst
Image Analyst on 16 Feb 2015
Just make a little experiment to see. Look at this code and see the two different results:
R = uint8(9);
G = uint8(19);
B = uint8(139);
img_BlueRation = ((100 * B)./(1+R+G)) .* (256./(1+B+R+G))
whos img_BlueRation
R = double(9);
G = double(19);
B = double(139);
img_BlueRation = ((100 * B)./(1+R+G)) .* (256./(1+B+R+G))
whos img_BlueRation
img_BlueRation =
18
Name Size Bytes Class Attributes
img_BlueRation 1x1 1 uint8
img_BlueRation =
730.377668308703
Name Size Bytes Class Attributes
img_BlueRation 1x1 8 double
So it seems to me you should case img to double before you do that kind of math on it.

Sign in to comment.

More Answers (0)

Categories

Find more on Image Processing Toolbox in Help Center and File Exchange

Community Treasure Hunt

Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!

Start Hunting!