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Our approach combines Canny and Sobel edge-detection methods to find the optimal embedding regions and then performs Most Significant Bit (MSB) modifications in edge areas where the human visual system (HVS) is less sensitive to changes. Experimental results show that the performance of our proposed method outperforms conventional LSB-based steganographic methods by an average of 42.3% in payload capacity, while maintaining a PSNR greater than 38 dB and an SSIM above 0.95. 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