.. _cleanskeleton:

cleanskeleton
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**Syntax:** :code:`cleanskeleton(vertices, edges, edge measurements, edge points)`

Removes straight-through and isolated nodes from a network traced from a skeleton (i.e. all nodes that have either 0 or 2 neighbours, i.e. all nodes whose degree is 0 or 2).

This command cannot be used in the distributed processing mode. If you need it, please contact the authors.

Arguments
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vertices [input & output]
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**Data type:** float32 image

Image where vertex coordinates are stored. See :ref:`tracelineskeleton` command.

edges [input & output]
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**Data type:** uint64 image

Image where vertex indices corresponding to each edge are stored. See :ref:`tracelineskeleton` command.

edge measurements [input & output]
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**Data type:** float32 image

Image where properties of each edge are stored. See :ref:`tracelineskeleton` command.

edge points [input & output]
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**Data type:** int32 image

Image that stores some points on each edge. See :ref:`tracelineskeleton` command.

See also
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:ref:`cleanskeleton`, :ref:`pruneskeleton`, :ref:`removeedges`, :ref:`fillskeleton`, :ref:`getpointsandlines`