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+++ b/combinedDeepLearningActiveContour/functions/save_contours2.m
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+% save contours into txt files
+function save_contours2(auto_mask,cotourfilename)
+    
+     % get manual contour file name
+     %origStr=char(cont_name);
+
+     % replace manual with auto in the name
+     %modifiedStr = strrep(origStr, 'manual', 'auto');
+
+     % convert mask to contours
+     temp=(contourc(auto_mask,[0 0]))';
+     auto_contour=temp(2:end,:);
+
+     % save contours into txt files            
+     filename=cotourfilename;
+     save (filename,'auto_contour','-ASCII');
+
+display('contour save into text file')