# Imagick::medianFilterImage

(PECL imagick 2.0.0)

Imagick::medianFilterImage — Applies a digital filter

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of Imagick 3.4.4. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.

### Description

Imagick::medianFilterImage ( float `$radius` ) : bool

Applies a digital filter that improves the quality of a noisy image. Each pixel is replaced by the median in a set of neighboring pixels as defined by radius.

### Parameters

`radius`

  The radius of the pixel neighborhood.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success.

### Errors/Exceptions

Throws ImagickException on error.

### Examples

Example #1 Imagick::medianFilterImage()

`<?php
function medianFilterImage($radius, $imagePath) {
$imagick = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath));
@$imagick->medianFilterImage($radius);
header("Content-Type: image/jpg");
echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
}
?>`