Figure 5From: Computer aided vertebral visualization and analysis: a methodology using the sand rat, a small animal model of disc degeneration Edge Detection With Segmentation. This image shows the benefits of segmenting the image before edge detection. To the left is the original segment. The segment after histogram equalization (see text) appears in the center. The image on the right shows the detected edges. Note that greater detail is now present in this segment.Back to article page