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I have the following image: img1

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I'm trying to count al these colored cells and draw a circle around them. I really don't now how I can use SelectComponents for this image. And EdgeDetect has the following result: img2

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Maybe some tips or examples.

Greetings

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  • $\begingroup$ If you just want information about the components (centroid, caliper length), ComponentMeasurements should be more useful than SelectComponents $\endgroup$ – Niki Estner Dec 7 '12 at 13:59
  • $\begingroup$ No, I want to know how you can use these functions to count the cell (examples) $\endgroup$ – Glenn Dec 7 '12 at 14:04
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    $\begingroup$ Have you looked at MorphologicalComponents ? $\endgroup$ – image_doctor Dec 7 '12 at 14:11
  • $\begingroup$ I have an impression that this is not the original image. What is the very original image you start from? $\endgroup$ – Vitaliy Kaurov Dec 7 '12 at 17:13
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I will follow algorithm described in the following blog, but will have to modify some parameters for your case. You can also drop FillingTransform from the blog code because you don't have holes in your regions.

rbc = ImageCrop[   Import["http://i.stack.imgur.com/wOJps.png"], {300, 340}];

b = DeleteSmallComponents[ColorNegate[Binarize[rbc, .81]], 50];
distT = DistanceTransform[b, Padding -> 0];
marker = MaxDetect[ImageAdjust[distT], 0.02];
w = WatershedComponents[GradientFilter[b, 3], marker, 
   Method -> "Rainfall"];

cells = SelectComponents[w, "Count", 500 < # < 3000 &];
measures = 
  ComponentMeasurements[
   cells, {"Centroid", "EquivalentDiskRadius", "Label"}];
Show[rbc, 
 Graphics[{Blue, Circle @@ # & /@ (measures[[All, 2, 1 ;; 2]]), 
   MapThread[Text, {measures[[All, 2, 3]], measures[[All, 2, 1]]}]}]]

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Then bare number of circled cells can be computed with 

measures // Length

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  • $\begingroup$ I have used the blog you referred to. Thank you for your help! $\endgroup$ – Glenn Dec 9 '12 at 12:08
  • $\begingroup$ @Glenn please register your account. Then you will be able to use the 41 "reputation" points you already have to post comments. $\endgroup$ – Mr.Wizard Dec 9 '12 at 13:22

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