Hybrid tracking system for retinal photocoagulation prototype II

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation

Volumn 35, Issue , 1999, Pages 259-264

  Barrett, Steven F ^a   De Graaf, Peter W ^a   Wright, Cameron H G ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon laser; Automated surgery; Diabetic retinopathy; Reflectance; Retinal surgery; Retinal tracking

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; GAS LASERS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPHTHALMOLOGY;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION; RETINAL TRACKING;

LASER SURGERY;

ARGON LASER; AUTOMATION; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIGITAL COMPUTER; EYE TRACKING; LASER COAGULATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA SURGERY; RETINA TEAR;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; RETINA; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0032960033     PISSN: 00678856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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