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+# Label Extractor
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+This is the repository for the source code of *Label Extractor*, a plugin for the [bioimage analysis software Icy](http://icy.bioimageanalysis.org/), which was developed by members or former members of the [Biological Image Analysis unit at Institut Pasteur](https://research.pasteur.fr/en/team/bioimage-analysis/). This plugin is licensed under GPL3 license.     
+Icy is developed and maintained by [Biological Image Analysis unit at Institut Pasteur](https://research.pasteur.fr/en/team/bioimage-analysis/). The [source code of Icy](https://gitlab.pasteur.fr/bia/icy) is also licensed under a GPL3 license.     
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+## Plugin description
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+<!-- Short description of goals of package, with descriptive links to the documentation website --> 
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+Extracts labeled objects from a binary or labeled image into ROI using connected component analysis        
+A more detailed user documentation can be found on the Label Extractor documentation page on the Icy website: http://icy.bioimageanalysis.org/plugin/label-extractor/               
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+## Installation instructions
+
+For end-users, refer to the documentation on the Icy website on [how to install an Icy plugin](http://icy.bioimageanalysis.org/tutorial/how-to-install-an-icy-plugin/).      
+
+For developers, see our [Contributing guidelines](https://gitlab.pasteur.fr/bia/icy/-/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) and [Code of Conduct](https://gitlab.pasteur.fr/bia/icy/-/blob/master/CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md).      
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+## Main functions and usage
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+Classname: `plugins.adufour.roi.LabelExtractor`
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+## Citation 
+
+Please cite this plugins as follows:          
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+Please also cite the Icy software and mention the version of Icy you used (bottom right corner of the GUI or first lines of the Output tab):     
+de Chaumont, F. et al. (2012) Icy: an open bioimage informatics platform for extended reproducible research, [Nature Methods](https://www.nature.com/articles/nmeth.2075), 9, pp. 690-696       
+http://icy.bioimageanalysis.org    
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+## Author(s)      
+
+Alexandre Dufour
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+## Additional information
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