deislands3d.m

function cleanimg = deislands3d(img, sizelim)
%
% cleanimg=deislands3d(img,sizelim)
%
% remove isolated islands for 3D image (for each slice)
%
% author: Qianqian Fang, <q.fang at neu.edu>
%
% input:
%      img: a 3D volumetric image
%      sizelim: maximum island size (in pixels) for each x/y/z slice
%
% output:
%      cleanimg: 3D image after removing the islands
%
% -- this function is part of iso2mesh toolbox (http://iso2mesh.sf.net)
%

maxisland = -1;
if (nargin == 2)
    maxisland = sizelim;
end

for i = 1:size(img, 1)
    if (mod(i, 10) == 0)
        fprintf(1, 'processing slice x=%d\n', i);
    end
    img(i, :, :) = deislands2d(img(i, :, :), maxisland);
end
for i = 1:size(img, 2)
    if (mod(i, 10) == 0)
        fprintf(1, 'processing slice y=%d\n', i);
    end
    img(:, i, :) = deislands2d(img(:, i, :), maxisland);
end
for i = 1:size(img, 3)
    if (mod(i, 10) == 0)
        fprintf(1, 'processing slice z=%d\n', i);
    end
    img(:, :, i) = deislands2d(img(:, :, i), maxisland);
end

cleanimg = img;