DSP implementation of a low-complexity algorithm for real-time automated vessel detection in images of the fundus of the human retina

Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 97-100

  Anzalone, Andrea ^a   Bizzarri, Federico ^a   Camera, Paolo ^a   Petrillo, Luca ^a   Storace, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BINARY IMAGES; IMAGE ACQUISITION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

HUMAN RETINA; RGB; VESSEL DETECTION;

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 34548815253     PISSN: 02714310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iscas.2007.378230     Document Type: Conference Paper

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