Comparison of scanning laser polarimetry and optical coherence tomography in quantitative retinal nerve fiber assessment

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-94

  Schrems, Wolfgang A ^a   Mardin, Christian Y ^a   Horn, Folkert K ^a   Juenemann, Anselm G M ^a   Laemmer, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bland Altman comparison; Diagnostic performance; Optical coherence tomography; RNFL imaging; Scanning laser polarimetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PERIMETRY; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETINA NERVE CELL; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; PERIMETRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; ROC CURVE; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149151229     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181a2fc0e     Document Type: Article

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