Canny Edge Detection

Creates a binary image from an RGB or grayscale image using a Canny filter from skimage.

plantcv.canny_edge_detect(img, sigma=1.0, low_thresh=None, high_thresh=None, thickness=1, mask=None, mask_color=None, use_quantiles=False)

returns binary image

  • Parameters:

    • img - RGB or grayscale image data
    • sigma - Optional standard deviation of the Gaussian filter
    • low_thresh - Optional lower bound for hysteresis thresholding (linking edges). If None (default) then low_thresh is set to 10% of the image's max
    • high_thresh - Optional upper bound for hysteresis thresholding (linking edges). If None (default) then high_thresh is set to 20% of the image's max
    • thickness - Optional integer thickness of the edges, default thickness=1
    • mask - Optional mask to limit the application of Canny to a certain area, takes a binary img.
    • mask_color - Color of the mask provided; either None (default), 'white', or 'black' (cannot be None if mask is provided)
    • use_quantiles - Default is False, if True then treat low_thresh and high_thresh as quantiles of the edge magnitude image, rather than the absolute edge magnitude values. If True then thresholds must be within the range [0, 1].
  • Context:

    • Edge filter using the Canny algorithm
  • Example use:

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from plantcv import plantcv as pcv
from skimage.feature import greycomatrix, greycoprops
from scipy.ndimage import generic_filter
import numpy as np
import cv2

# Set global debug behavior to None (default), "print" (to file), or "plot" (Jupyter Notebooks or X11)

pcv.params.debug = "print"

# Create binary image of edges.
edges = pcv.canny_edge_detect(img)

# Lower sigma value to pick up more edges
edges2 = pcv.canny_edge_detect(img=img, sigma=0.1)

# Create a mask
masked, bin_img, rect_contour, hierarchy = pcv.rectangle_mask(img, (100,150), (300,325), 'black')

# Find edges within a mask
edges3 = pcv.canny_edge_detect(img=img, mask=bin_img, mask_color='black')

Default Canny Edge Detection

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Canny Edge Detection, sigma=3

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Canny Edge Detection with Mask

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