Spectral separation in ocular fundus autofluorescence images in patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration;Spektrale differenzierung in eigenfluoreszenzbildern des augenhintergrunds von patienten mit altersabhängiger makuladegeneration

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1189-1193

  Hammer, M ^a   Nagel, E ^b   Schweitzer, D ^a   Richter, S ^a   Schweitzer, F ^a   Konigsdorffer E ^a   Strobel, J ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b Arztpraxis Dr E Nagel   (Germany)

Author keywords

A2 E; Advanced glycation end products; Autofluorescence; FAD; Lipofuscin; Ocular fundus

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; LIPOFUSCIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CAMERA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION;

EID: 12144273656     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: 14330423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-004-1019-z     Document Type: Article

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