Methods and limits of digital image compression of retinal images for telemedicine

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1916-1924

  Eikelboom, Robert H ^a   Yogesan, Kanagasingam ^a   Barry, Chris J ^a   Constable, Ian J ^a   Tay Kearney, Mei Ling ^a   Jitskaia, Ludmila ^a   House, Philip H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA IMAGE; TELECOMMUNICATION;

HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RETINAL ARTERY; RETINAL DISEASES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELEPATHOLOGY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034130393     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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