Costs and consequences of automated algorithms versus manual grading for the detection of referable diabetic retinopathy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 712-719

  Scotland, G S ^a   McNamee, P ^a   Fleming, A D ^a   Goatman, K A ^a   Philip, S ^b   Prescott, G J ^a   Sharp, P F ^a   Williams, G J ^c   Wykes, W ^d   Leese, G P ^e   Olson, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Diabetes Retinal Screening Service   (United Kingdom)

^c David Anderson Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXUDATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROANEURYSM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGORITHMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; SCOTLAND; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77953776184     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.151126     Document Type: Article

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