Computer-automated quantification of plus disease in retinopathy of prematurity

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 126-130

  Wallace, David K ^a   Jomier, Julien ^a   Aylward, Steven R ^a   Landers III, Maurice B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; EYE MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; VASODILATATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA DISEASE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0345185986     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-8531(02)00015-0     Document Type: Article

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