Tortuosity of arterioles and venules in quantifying plus disease

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-185

  Johnston, Suzanne C ^a   Wallace, David K ^a   Freedman, Sharon F ^a   Yanovitch, Tammy L ^a   Zhao, Zheen ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; TOOL USE; VENULE;

ARTERIOLES; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT, NEWBORN; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINAL VESSELS; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENULES;

EID: 64749088729     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2008.10.019     Document Type: Article

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