Measurement

Measurement > Basic > Field

Measures the inserted features in the whole image field.

The description of the dialog window behavior can be found here: Measurement > Basic > Cell.

Measurement > Basic > Object

Measures the inserted features on the connected objects.

The description of the dialog window behavior can be found here: Measurement > Basic > Cell.

Measurement > Basic > Object Count

Counts the number of objects in the connected binary result.

The description of the dialog window behavior can be found here: Measurement > Basic > Cell.

Measurement > Basic > Children

Measures the inserted features using the parent-child hierarchy.

The description of the dialog window behavior can be found here: Measurement > Basic > Cell.

Measurement > Basic > Parent

Measures the inserted features using the parent-child hierarchy.

The description of the dialog window behavior can be found here: Measurement > Basic > Cell.

Measurement > Basic > Cell

Measures features based on the cell model (โ€œCellโ€, โ€œNucleusโ€, โ€œCytoplasmโ€) and โ€œSpotsโ€ (small objects inside cells defined by the Input C. All intensity based features are measured on the Input D.

Simply find a feature in the left (Add Feature) panel and click on it when you see the + symbol next to its name. It is then added to the right list showing all measured features. Use the down arrow next to the feature to further specify the measurement. Measurement of some features can be further specified in their Aggregation drop-down menu. Name of the feature can be changed to a Custom Name and the numeral Format and precision can be changed below. Order of a feature can be changed by clicking and dragging the feature to a different row position in the list. To hide the selected feature in the Records table, click on the icon. To delete a feature, click on the icon. To remove all features in the list, click Remove all.

The Calculator feature is different than the other features as it reveals a scientific calculator with buttons for arithmetical operations so that a new column can be calculated using already inserted features (click on the icon to insert a feature into the formula).

Binary Input A (Cells)

Layer representing cells (โ€œCellโ€ output).

Binary Input B (Nuclei)

Layer representing nuclei (โ€œNucleusโ€ output).

Binary Input C (Spots)

Layer representing โ€œSpotsโ€ inside the nucleus or cytoplasm area.

Color Input D

Channel used for intensity based measured features.

Table Output (Records)

Table of records according to the measurement features selected in this node.

Measurement > Metadata > Global

Retrieves global metadata and custom information from Channel A.

Measurement > Metadata > Recorded Data

Shows all recorded data from the connected color image.

Measurement > Metadata > Wellplate

Retrieves well plate information and thumbnail using Channel A and Binaries B1, ..., Bn and stores it in the table.

Thumbnail

Source Rect

Defines size (in microns if calibrated) of the center portion of the frame that is cropped and rendered.

Maximum Size

Maximum size (in pixels) is a limit to which the rendered image is stretched down if being bigger.

Labeling

Predefined labels

List of possible labels separated by comma. Listed values are used in the โ€œNumber Ofโ€ aggregation menu (e.g. in Reduce Records node).

Measurement > Field intensity > Histogram

Calculates a histogram of all pixel values in the color image. If the connected color image has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per pixel. If a binary is connected only pixels under it are taken.

Minimum

minimum pixel value; 0 or minimum for floats by default

Maximum

maximum pixel value; or maximum for floats by default

BinCount

number of histogram bins; or 65536 for floats by default

Measurement > Field intensity > Pixel Values

Reports all pixel values of the color image. If the connected color image has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per pixel. If a binary is connected only pixels under it are taken.

Measurement > Field intensity > SNR Estimate

Estimates the Signal to Noise Ratio (โ€œSNRโ€) value present in the connected color result.

Measurement > Object intensity > Histogram

Calculates histogram of all pixel values for every binary object.

Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Histogram.

Measurement > Object intensity > Histogram

Calculates histogram of voxel values for every binary object.

Measurement > Object intensity > Pixel Values

Reports all values for every object.

Measurement > Object intensity > Profile Line

Reports all pixel values along every line. If the object is not a line the order of pixel is undefined.

Measurement > Object intensity > Entropy

Calculates entropy of voxel values for every binary object.

Measurement > Object intensity > Kurtosis

Calculates sample kurtosis of voxel values for every binary object.

Measurement > Object intensity > Maximum

Calculates the maximum intensity for each object in the connected color result under the connected 3D binary result. Please see MaxIntensity.

Measurement > Object intensity > Mean

Calculates the mean intensity for each object in the connected color result under the connected 3D binary result. Please see MeanIntensity.

Measurement > Object intensity > Minimum

Calculates the minimum intensity for each object in the connected color result under the connected 3D binary result. Please see MinIntensity.

Measurement > Object intensity > Mode

Finds voxel value that appears most often in every object.

Measurement > Object intensity > Quantile

Calculates quantile in the connected color result for each 3D object present in the connected 3D binary result. Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Quantile.

Measurement > Object intensity > Skewness

Calculates sample skewness of voxel values for every binary object.

Measurement > Object intensity > Standard Deviation

Calculates the standard deviation of intensity for each 3D object (โ€œStDevIntensityโ€) in the connected color result under the connected 3D binary result.

Measurement > Object intensity > Sum

Calculates the sum of intensity in every voxel of the connected color result (โ€œSumIntensityโ€) under the connected binary result for each object separately. Please see SumIntensity.

Measurement > Object intensity > Variance

Shows the intensity variance for each 3D object in the connected color result under the connected 3D binary result.

Measurement > Object intensity > Uniformity

Calculates uniformity of color voxel values for every binary object.

Measurement > Distance > Nearest Object

Please see NearestObjDist.

Measurement > Distance > Nearest Object

Measures the smallest distance to another 3D object. Please see NearestObjDist.

Measurement > Distance > Pairwise Distance

Calculates the distance between objects in two binary layers.

Reference
A center to B center

calculates distance between the centers of two objects.

A center to B border, A border to B center

calculates distance between the center of one object and the closest point on the border of the other object.

A border to B border

calculates distance between the borders of objects (minimal distance between borders). When the objects are touching, the distance is 0.

Measurement > JavaScript > JS Measure Field

Measures one or more field features.

See the dedicated documentation: Extending GA3.

Measurement > JavaScript > JS Measure Objects

Measures one or more object features.

See the dedicated documentation: Extending GA3.

Measurement > Whole volume > Object Count

Counts the number of binary objects.

Measurement > Whole volume > Total Voxel Count

Counts the number of voxels.

Measurement > Whole volume > Total Object Volume

Shows the total volume of all objects present in the connected binary result.

Measurement > Whole volume > Volume Fraction

Volume of the objects in the connected binary result is divided by the total volume of the analysed image.

Measurement > Whole volume > Measured Volume

Calculates volume of the whole 3D sample.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Costes Backround

Calculates Costes Background of all voxel values. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per volume. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken into account.

It is a background estimation of two channels based on the Costes method. This method assumes that the correlation of values in both channels should be zero for background pixels. It is used mainly in colocalization analyses.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Entropy

Calculates entropy of all voxel values. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken.

Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Entropy.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Kurtosis

Calculates sample kurtosis of all voxel values. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken.

Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Kurtosis.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Histogram

Calculates histogram of all voxel values. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only pixels under it are taken.

Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Histogram.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Maximum

Finds maximum voxel value in every object. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Mean

Calculates arithmetic mean of all voxel values. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken.

Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Mean.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Minimum

Finds minimum voxel value. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Mode

Finds voxel value that appears most often. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken.

Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Mode.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Quantile

Calculates n-th quantile of all voxel values. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken.

Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Quantile.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Skewness

Calculates sample skewness of all voxel values. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken.

Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Skewness.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Standard Deviation

Calculates sample standard deviation of all voxel values. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken.

Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Standard Deviation.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Sum

Calculates sum of all voxel values. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken.

Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Sum.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Uniformity

Calculates uniformity of all voxel values. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken.

Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Uniformity.

Measurement > Volume intensity > Variance

Calculates sample variance of all voxel values. If the connected color volume has multiple channels they are averaged into a single value per voxel. If a binary is connected only voxels under it are taken.

Please see Measurement > Field intensity > Variance.

Measurement > Volume metadata > Time

Displays the acquisition time.

Measurement > Volume metadata > Volume Center

Calculates the volume center (X, Y, Z in ยตm) of the connected color image.

Measurement > Volume metadata > Volume Center Pixels

Calculates the volume center (X, Y, Z in px) of the connected color image.

Measurement > Volume metadata > Volume Size

Displays the volume size.

Measurement > Volume metadata > Volume Size Pixels

Displays the volume size in pixels.

Measurement > Volume metadata > Recorded Data

Gives access to the metadata such as Exposure Time, Plate Name, Well Row, Slide Barcode, etc.

Measurement > Volume ratiometry > Ratio

Calculates the mean of ratios between corresponding pixels of the two input channels (nominator, denominator) under the input binary mask in 3D.

Measurement > Volume ratiometry > Pearson Coeff

Calculates Pearson correlation coefficient for a volume image. For more information please see Measurement > Object ratiometry > Pearson Coeff.

Measurement > Volume ratiometry > Mander Coeff

Calculates Manders overlap for a volume image. For more information please see Measurement > Object ratiometry > Manders Coeff.

Measurement > Object size > Eq Diameter

Calculates the Equivalent Diameter (โ€œEqDiameterโ€) for each 3D object in the connected binary result. It represents a sphere with the same volume as the measured object. For more information please see EqDiameter.

Measurement > Object size > Object Voxel Count

Calculates the number of voxels in each 3D object.

Measurement > Object size > Volume

Calculates the volume of each object in the connected 3D binary result.

Measurement > Object size > Surface

Calculates the surface of each 3D object in the connected binary result.

Note

Computation method of this node is based on David Legland: Computation of Minkowski Measures on 2D and 3D binary images. DOI: 10.5566/ias.v26.p83-92.

Measurement > Object shape > Major Axis Length

Calculates the Major Axis Length for each object in the connected 3D binary result. Please see Major Axis Length.

Measurement > Object shape > Minor Axis Length

Calculates the Minor Axis Length for each object in the connected 3D binary result. Please see Minor Axis Length .

Measurement > Object shape > Minor 2 Axis Length

Calculates the Minor 2 Axis Length for each object in the connected 3D binary result. Please see Minor2 Axis Length .

Measurement > Object shape > Elongation

Calculates the elongation of each object in the connected 3D binary result. Please see Elongation.

Measurement > Object shape > Orientation

Please see Orientation.

Measurement > Object shape > Pitch

Please see Pitch.

Measurement > Object shape > Sphericity

Please see Sphericity .

Measurement > Object ratiometry > Pearson Coeff

Please see Measurement > Object ratiometry > Pearson Coeff.

Measurement > Object ratiometry > Manders Coeff

Please see Measurement > Object ratiometry > Manders Coeff.

Measurement > Object ratiometry > Ratio

Please see Measurement > Object ratiometry > Ratio.

Measurement > Object parenting > Aggregate Children

Defines the child/parent emplacement and specifies which records from the connected nodes are shown. Order of the records can be changed by the arrow buttons.

This node uses aggregation statistics. Please see Data management > Grouping > Aggregate Rows and Measurement > Object parenting > Aggregate Children.

Measurement > Object parenting > Children

Please see Measurement > Object parenting > Children.

Measurement > Object parenting > Children

Please see Measurement > Object parenting > Children.

Measurement > Object parenting > Child Id

Please see Measurement > Object parenting > Child ID.

Measurement > Object parenting > Child Distance

Please see Measurement > Object parenting > Child Distance.

Measurement > Object parenting > Nearest Child

Please see Measurement > Object parenting > Nearest Child.

Measurement > Object parenting > Object ID

Please see Measurement > Object parenting > Object ID.

Measurement > Object parenting > Parent Id

Relationship of the parent with its child is detected using the Parent ID action. It adds a โ€œParentIdโ€ feature column (highlighted green) and maps the โ€œChildIdโ€ to โ€œObjectIdโ€ identification column (highlighted red).

Condition

Type

This node uses the same settings for Type already described in Measurement > Object parenting > Aggregate Children.

Measurement > Object parenting > Parent Distance

Please see Measurement > Object parenting > Parent Distance.

Measurement > Object position > Center

Shows the X, Y and Z distance from the top left corner to the center of gravity of each object.

Measurement > Object position > CenterPx

Shows the X, Y and Z distance in pixels from the top left corner to the center of gravity of each object.

Measurement > Object position > CenterAbs

Shows absolute coordinates of the center of gravity of each object in the scope of the stage XYZ range.

Measurement > Object position > Centroid

Shows the X, Y and Z coordinate of the object's centroid.

Measurement > Object position > CentroidPx

Shows the X, Y and Z coordinate of the object's centroid in pixels.

Measurement > Object position > CentroidAbs

Shows absolute coordinates of the centoid of each object in the scope of the stage XYZ range.

Measurement > Object position > Bounds

Shows the bounds of each 3D object. Please see BoundsLeft.

Measurement > Object position > BoundsPx

Shows the bounds of each 3D object in pixels. Please see BoundsPxLeft.

Measurement > Object position > BoundsAbs

Shows the absolute bounds of each 3D object. Please see BoundsAbsLeft.