Detect low-quality circles/rings in image with MATLAB - matlab

I'm trying to find all the cylindrical objects in an image which represents a map. Only their edges can be seen on the map and they can be very poor.
The aim is to find their centrum. All the object are circles with a constant radius in the real world. But their are not perfectly represented in the map.
Here is an example of image that I have to process :
I'm using MATLAB 2009b.

Hough transform can be used to detect the shape of objects. You can use Matlab or OpenCv. Consider using the relevant GPU OpenCV if you are familiarized with gpu libs.
Good luck.

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