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+++ b/combinedDeepLearningActiveContour/functions/ImageClipping.m
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+function D_clipped = ImageClipping(D,zRange,max_res) 
+iz = floor(mean (zRange)) ; % sample image
+I = squeeze(D(:,:,iz)) ; 
+
+disp('Next: clipping the image'); 
+imshow(I,[0,max_res]); 
+str = sprintf('MRI No.= %f',iz); % str = sprintf('Plot with frequency = %f , and wavelength = %f',number,number2);
+title(str);
+waitfor(msgbox(' please locate top left point'))
+LT_point =  ginput(1); % left top
+LT_point = floor(LT_point) ; 
+waitfor(msgbox('located bottom right point')); 
+RB_point = ginput(1);
+RB_point = floor(RB_point) ; 
+%I = I(LT_point(2): RB_point(2), LT_point(1): RB_point(1));
+D_clipped = D(LT_point(2): RB_point(2), LT_point(1): RB_point(1),zRange);