The invention discloses an improved image edge detection method. The improved image edge detection method comprise steps of S1, performing smoothing processing on an image and using an improved media filter to suppress noise, S2, obtaining a difference between a horizontal direction and a perpendicular direction through first-order-partial derivatives of directions of x,y,45 degrees and 135 degrees and thus obtaining a gradient amplitude and a gradient direction, S3, performing non-maximum value inhibition on the gradient amplitude, S4, using a gradient histogram to solve a high threshold and a low threshold and then using a double-threshold algorithm to perform edge detection on the image, and S5, performing sharpening processing and connecting the edges to obtain a final edge image. The improved image edge detection method use weighted media filtering to replace gauss filtering, uses the partial derivatives of four directions, uses the gradient histogram to determine the high threshold and the low threshold, reduces detection errors, improves detection accuracy, and makes the counter of the edge image more clear and continuity better.