An interinstitutional comparative study and validation of computer aided drusen quantification

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 554-557

  Sivagnanavel, V ^a   Smith, R T ^b   Lau, G B ^a   Chan, J ^b   Donaldson, C ^a   Chong, N V ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUSEN; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MACULAR DEGENERATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINAL DRUSEN; SOFTWARE VALIDATION;

EID: 17644368523     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.046813     Document Type: Article

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