Note

This page is a reference documentation. It only explains the function signature, and not how to use it. Please refer to the user guide for the big picture.

nilearn.plotting.plot_img

nilearn.plotting.plot_img(img, cut_coords=None, output_file=None, display_mode='ortho', figure=None, axes=None, title=None, threshold=None, annotate=True, draw_cross=True, black_bg=False, colorbar=False, cbar_tick_format='%.2g', resampling_interpolation='continuous', bg_img=None, vmin=None, vmax=None, radiological=False, decimals=False, **kwargs)[source]

Plot cuts of a given image.

By default Frontal, Axial, and Lateral.

Parameters:
imgNiimg-like object

See Input and output: neuroimaging data representation.

cut_coordsNone, a tuple of float, or int, 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 are calculated automatically.

  • 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.

Note

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.

output_filestr, 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”}, default=”ortho”

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

figureint, or matplotlib.figure.Figure, or None, optional

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

axesmatplotlib.axes.Axes, or 4 tuple of float: (xmin, ymin, width, height), default=None

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

titlestr, or None, default=None

The title displayed on the figure.

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.

annotatebool, default=True

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

decimalsint or bool, default=False

Number of decimal places on slice position annotation. If False (default), the slice position is integer without decimal point.

draw_crossbool, default=True

If draw_cross is True, a cross is drawn on the plot to indicate the cut position.

black_bgbool, or “auto”, 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=False.

colorbarbool, optional

If True, display a colorbar on the right of the plots. Default=False.

cbar_tick_formatstr, default=”%.2g” (scientific notation)

Controls how to format the tick labels of the colorbar. Ex: use “%i” to display as integers.

resampling_interpolationstr, optional

Interpolation to use when resampling the image to the destination space. Can be:

  • "continuous": use 3rd-order spline interpolation

  • "nearest": use nearest-neighbor mapping.

Note

"nearest" is faster but can be noisier in some cases.

Default=’continuous’.

bg_imgNiimg-like object, optional

See Input and output: neuroimaging data representation. The background image to plot on top of. If nothing is specified, no background image is plotted. Default=None.

vminfloat, optional

Lower bound of the colormap. If None, the min of the image is used. Passed to matplotlib.pyplot.imshow.

vmaxfloat, optional

Upper bound of the colormap. If None, the max of the image is used. Passed to matplotlib.pyplot.imshow.

radiologicalbool, default=False

Invert x axis and R L labels to plot sections as a radiological view. If False (default), the left hemisphere is on the left of a coronal image. If True, left hemisphere is on the right.

kwargsextra keyword arguments, optional

Extra keyword arguments ultimately passed to matplotlib.pyplot.imshow via add_overlay.

Returns:
displayOrthoSlicer or None

An instance of the OrthoSlicer class. If output_file is defined, None is returned.

Note

This is a low-level function. For most use cases, other plotting functions might be more appropriate and easier to use.

See also

plot_anat

To simply plot anatomical images

plot_epi

To simply plot raw EPI images

plot_roi

To simply plot max-prob atlases (3D images)

plot_prob_atlas

To simply plot probabilistic atlases (4D images)

nilearn.plotting

See API reference for other options

Examples using nilearn.plotting.plot_img

Basic nilearn example: manipulating and looking at data

Basic nilearn example: manipulating and looking at data

Intro to GLM Analysis: a single-run, single-subject fMRI dataset

Intro to GLM Analysis: a single-run, single-subject fMRI dataset

Searchlight analysis of face vs house recognition

Searchlight analysis of face vs house recognition