% 'ima_remove_particles': removes particles from an image (keeping the local minimum)
% requires the Matlab image processing toolbox
%------------------------------------------------------------------------
%%%%  Use the general syntax for transform fields with a single input %%%%
% OUTPUT: 
% DataOut:   output field structure 
%
%INPUT:
% DataIn:  first input field structure

%=======================================================================
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function DataOut=ima_remove_particles(DataIn,Param)
%------------------------------------------------------------------------
%% request input parameters
if isfield(DataIn,'Action') && isfield(DataIn.Action,'RUN') && isequal(DataIn.Action.RUN,0)
    prompt = {'radius'};
    dlg_title = 'get the disk radius (pixels) used to calculate the regional minimum';
    num_lines= 1;
    def     = { '4'};
    if isfield(Param,'TransformInput')&&isfield(Param.TransformInput,'DiskRadius')
        def={num2str(Param.TransformInput.DiskRadius)};
    end
    answer = inputdlg(prompt,dlg_title,num_lines,def);
    DataOut.TransformInput.DiskRadius=str2num(answer{1}); 
    return
end
if ~isfield(DataIn,'A')
    DataOut.Txt='remove_particles only valid for input images';
    return
end
if ~exist('imerode','file');
        DataOut.Txt='the function imerode from the image processing toolbox is needed';
    return
end

SE=strel('disk',Param.TransformInput.DiskRadius);
%--------------------------------------------------------- 
DataOut=DataIn;%default

[npy,npx]=size(DataIn.A);
[X,Y]=meshgrid(1:npx,1:npy);
%BACKGROUND LEVEL
Atype=class(DataIn.A);
%SE=ones(4);
Aerode=imerode(DataIn.A,SE);
Aflagmin=find(DataIn.A==Aerode);
% Backg=zeros(size(A));
%Aflagmin=imregionalmin(DataIn.A);%Amin=1 for local image minima
Xmin=X(Aflagmin);
Ymin=Y(Aflagmin);
Amin=double(DataIn.A(Aflagmin));
F = TriScatteredInterp([Xmin Ymin], Amin);
DataOut.A=F(X,Y);
DataOut.A=feval(Atype,DataOut.A);

