An image processing technique for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 205-209

  Mahmoudian, Massoud ^a   Ebrahimi, Soltan Ahmed ^a   Kiani, Zahra ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Pupil; Tropicamide

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; TROPICAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL IMAGING; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; PUPIL REFLEX; PUPILLOGRAPHY; PUPILLOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 70449715567     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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