Help with shape specification in matlab

I am currently using matlab to count cells in an image, however it's picking up not just cells but also non-cells like blood vessels...How do I wtrite the code to specify a specific shape which I want the software to include and eliminate?

Answer 1

[Muhammad Usman Saleem]

here is your solution by image analyst

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/289472#answer_225273

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

Generally speaking, you should look at Feature Extraction.

One of the features might be the Eccentricity of the area as calculated by regionprops(). Another feature might involve average Hue. Area can be important. glcm() can be used for texture analysis.

[Aminat Musah]

Thanks Walter, I'll look into those.

Answer 3

[Aminat Musah]

Thanks Muhammad!