Image quality assessment in retinal images of premature infants taken with RetCam 120 digital fundus camera

Imaging Science Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-59

  Toniappa, A ^a   Barman, S A ^a   Corvee, E ^a   Moseley, M J ^b   Cocker, K ^b   Fielder, A R ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gaussian matched filter; Histogram asymmetry; Premature infants; RetCam 120; Retinal image

Indexed keywords

EID: 27444441174     PISSN: 13682199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136821904X24073     Document Type: Article

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