Can digitised colour 35 mm transparencies be used to diagnose diabetic retinopathy?

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 970-973

  George, L D ^a   Leverton, C ^a   Young, S ^b   Lusty, J ^b   Dunstan, F D ^a   Owens, D R ^b  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Digital imaging; Retinopathy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; RETINOGRAPHY;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY CONTROL; RETINA;

EID: 0030731631     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199711)14:11<970::AID-DIA484>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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