| iTool User's Guide: Working with Images |

## Applying a Morphological Operator

Mathematical morphology is a method of processing digital images on the basis of shape. Six morphing options are available for use in iImage: dilate, erode, morph open, morph close, morph gradient, and morph tophat. For more information on morphing, see Morphing. To morph your image, select Operations Morph <option>.

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