Utility of color information for segmentation of digital retinal images: Neural-network-based approach

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3338, Issue , 1998, Pages 1470-1481

  Truitt, Paul W ^a   Soliz, Peter ^a   Farnath, Denise ^b   Nemeth, Sheila C ^b  

^a Kestrel Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive resonance theory; Digital image processing; Image analysis; Neural networks; Ophthalmology; Retinal imaging

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RESONANCE;

ADAPTIVE RESONANCE THEORY; COLOR INFORMATIONS; DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING; FUNDUS IMAGES; MICROANEURYSMS; NEURAL-NETWORK; RED , GREEN AND BLUES; RETINAL IMAGES; RETINAL IMAGING; RETINAL TISSUES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 60849114036     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.310879     Document Type: Conference Paper

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