Automated study of ocular thermal images: Comprehensive analysis of corneal health with different age group subjects and validation

Digital Signal Processing: A Review Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1579-1591

  Tan, Jen Hong ^a   Ng, E Y K ^a   Acharya U, Rajendra ^b   Chee, C ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cornea; Genetic algorithm; Infrared; Snake; Target tracing function; Thermogram

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; AUTOMATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INFRARED RADIATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

AUTOMATED ALGORITHMS; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; CORNEA; NON-INVASIVE IMAGING; SNAKE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; THERMOGRAM;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 77955423808     PISSN: 10512004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsp.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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