mask2poly(mask)

Convert mask to region-of-interest polygons
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Updated 30 Jun 2015

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P = MASK2POLY(BW) reverses the POLY2MASK function in Image Processing Toolbox. It takes a binary image BW and returns an array of struct, P. Each element of P defines either a polygon or a hole within a polygon.
This function requires another FEX function: contourcs (http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/28447)
Example:
mask = imread('circuit.tif')>100;
P = mask2poly(mask);
figure;
imagesc(mask);
axis on; box off; grid on;
hold on;
for n = 1:numel(P)
if P(n).IsFilled
color = 'w';
else
color = 'y';
end
plot(P(n).X,P(n).Y,color);
end
hold off;

Cite As

Kesh Ikuma (2024). mask2poly(mask) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/45980-mask2poly-mask), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2014a
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
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Version Published Release Notes
1.4.0.0

* Rewritten the code handling the mask edges that terminate at the mask boundary. A bug in previous version resulted in an infinite loop.
* Fixed the bug that caused a erroneous ROI polygon from a one-pixel wide mask

1.3.0.0

Bug fixes:
- fixed error when mask covers the entire area (caused by missing IsFilled field)
- fixed the bug in the algorithm to determine IsFilled output

1.2.2.0

bug fix

1.2.0.0

fixed missing IsFilled field if mask contains no ROI

1.1.0.0

Added example to the description

1.0.0.0