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8.10.7. nilearn.plotting.plot_epi

nilearn.plotting.plot_epi(epi_img=None, cut_coords=None, output_file=None, display_mode='ortho', figure=None, axes=None, title=None, annotate=True, draw_cross=True, black_bg=True, cmap=<matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap object>, vmin=None, vmax=None, **kwargs)[source]

Plot cuts of an EPI image (by default 3 cuts: Frontal, Axial, and Lateral)

Parameters
epi_imga nifti-image like object or a filename, optional

The EPI (T2*) image.

cut_coordsNone, a tuple of floats, or an integer, optional

The MNI coordinates of the point where the cut is performed If display_mode is ‘ortho’ or ‘tiled’, this should be a 3-tuple: (x, y, z) For display_mode == ‘x’, ‘y’, or ‘z’, then these are the coordinates of each cut in the corresponding direction. If None is given, the cuts is calculated automaticaly. If display_mode is ‘x’, ‘y’ or ‘z’, cut_coords can be an integer, in which case it specifies the number of cuts to perform. If display_mode is ‘mosaic’, and the number of cuts is the same for all directions, cut_coords can be specified as an integer. It can also be a length 3 tuple specifying the number of cuts for every direction if these are different.

output_filestring, or None, optional

The name of an image file to export the plot to. Valid extensions are .png, .pdf, .svg. If output_file is not None, the plot is saved to a file, and the display is closed.

display_mode{‘ortho’, ‘tiled’, ‘mosaic’, ‘x’, ‘y’, ‘z’, ‘yx’, ‘xz’, ‘yz’}, optional

Choose the direction of the cuts: ‘x’ - sagittal, ‘y’ - coronal, ‘z’ - axial, ‘ortho’ - three cuts are performed in orthogonal directions, ‘tiled’ - three cuts are performed and arranged in a 2x2 grid. ‘mosaic’ - three cuts are performed along multiple rows and columns. Default=’ortho’.

figureinteger or matplotlib figure, optional

Matplotlib figure used or its number. If None is given, a new figure is created.

axesmatplotlib axes or 4 tuple of float: (xmin, ymin, width, height), optional

The axes, or the coordinates, in matplotlib figure space, of the axes used to display the plot. If None, the complete figure is used.

titlestring, optional

The title displayed on the figure.

annotateboolean, optional

If annotate is True, positions and left/right annotation are added to the plot. Default=True.

draw_crossboolean, optional

If draw_cross is True, a cross is drawn on the plot to indicate the cut plosition. Default=True.

black_bgboolean, optional

If True, the background of the image is set to be black. If you wish to save figures with a black background, you will need to pass “facecolor=’k’, edgecolor=’k’” to matplotlib.pyplot.savefig. Default=True.

cmapmatplotlib colormap, optional

The colormap for specified image. Default=plt.cm.nipy_spectral.

thresholda number, None, or ‘auto’, optional

If None is given, the image is not thresholded. If a number is given, it is used to threshold the image: values below the threshold (in absolute value) are plotted as transparent. If auto is given, the threshold is determined magically by analysis of the image.

vminfloat, optional

Lower bound for plotting, passed to matplotlib.pyplot.imshow.

vmaxfloat, optional

Upper bound for plotting, passed to matplotlib.pyplot.imshow.

Notes

Arrays should be passed in numpy convention: (x, y, z) ordered.