Automatic detection of diabetic retinopathy using an artificial neural network: A screening tool

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 940-944

  Gardner, G G ^a,b   Keating, D ^a   Williamson, T H ^a   Elliott, A T ^a  

^a Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BLOOD VESSEL; CAMERA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL FILTERING; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA EXUDATE; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA IMAGE; SCREENING; TRAINING;

EID: 0029804074     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.11.940     Document Type: Article

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