Automated localisation of the optic disc, fovea, and retinal blood vessels from digital colour fundus images

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 902-910

  Sinthanayothin, Chanjira ^a   Boyce, James F ^a   Cook, Helen L ^b   Williamson, Thomas H ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTIC DISK; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA IMAGE;

EID: 0032803696     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.8.902     Document Type: Article

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