Remote image based retinopathy of prematurity diagnosis: A receiver operating characteristic analysis of accuracy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1292-1296

  Chiang, Michael F ^a   Starren, J ^a   Du, Y E ^b   Keenan, J D ^a   Schiff, W M ^a   Barile, G R ^a   Li, J ^a   Johnson, R A ^c   Hess, D J ^d   Flynn, J T ^a  

^a Box 92 ^*  (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33750284621     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.091900     Document Type: Article

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