Detection of the optic disc in images of the retina using gabor filters and phase portrait analysis

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 22, Issue , 2008, Pages 468-471

  Rangayyan, Rangaraj M ^a   Zhu, Xiaolu ^a   Ayres, Fábio J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gabor filters; Optic disc; Oriented texture; Phase portraits; Retinal imaging; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

GABOR FILTER; OPTIC DISC; ORIENTED TEXTURES; PHASE PORTRAIT; RETINAL IMAGING; SEGMENTATION;

BLOOD; OPHTHALMOLOGY; TEXTURES;

BLOOD VESSELS;

EID: 70350637674     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-89208-3_111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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