Semi-automated evaluation tool for retinal vasculopathy

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 288-299

  Benavent, X ^a   Martinez Costa L ^b   Ayala, G ^a   Domingo, J ^a   Marco, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assisted diagnosis; Hypertension; Vasculopathy

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN BODIES; HYPERTENSION; NON-MYDRIATIC; OCULAR FUNDUS; OCULAR FUNDUS IMAGES; SEMI-AUTOMATED; STATISTICAL SUMMARY; VASCULAR SYSTEM; VASCULOPATHY;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

ADULT; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL IMAGING; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; RELIABILITY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VENULE;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS; RETINOSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 67649411507     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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