Instant electronic imaging systems are superior to polaroid at detecting sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 254-258

  Ryder, R E J ^a   Kong, N ^a   Bates, A S ^a   Sim, J ^a   Welch, J ^a   Kritzinger, E E ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy screening; Electronic imaging systems; Ophthalmoscopy; Polaroid photography; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINOGRAPHY; VIDEORECORDING;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ELECTRONICS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031881896     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199803)15:3<254::AID-DIA543>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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