Image Cache
The Image Cache command saves or loads an intermediate image to/from a named cache slot. Cache slots are shared across all pipelines within a single image analysis run.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Mode | Store — save the current image to the cache; Load — replace the current image with a cached image |
| Address | The cache slot identifier |
When to use
Use Image Cache when you need to:
- Re-use an intermediate processing result in a later pipeline step or a different pipeline.
- Pass a pre-processed image to Image Math as the second operand.
Example: background-subtracted signal available for measurement
- Pipeline A: process the DAPI channel → Store to cache slot
dapi_bg. - Pipeline B: after thresholding the Cy5 channel, use Image Math with the
dapi_bgcache to create a masked image.
Notes
Cache contents are discarded at the end of each image’s processing. They do not persist between images.