Automated measurement of retinal vessel diameters on digital fundus photographs

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 277-280

  Nam, Hyun Sung ^a   Hwang, Jeong Min ^a   Chung, Hum ^a   Seo, Jong Mo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arteriole to venule ratio; Fundus photograph; Optic disc; Retinal vessel diameter

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD VESSELS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); EYE PROTECTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MEDICAL PHYSICS; PHOTOGRAPHY;

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; ARTERIOLE TO VENULE RATIO; AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT; FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHS; INITIAL INFORMATION; INTENSITY PROFILES; OPTIC DISC; RETINAL VESSELS;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

EID: 77950113007     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03891-4_74     Document Type: Conference Paper

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