Automated grading for diabetic retinopathy: A large-scale audit using arbitration by clinical experts

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1606-1610

  Fleming, Alan D ^a   Goatman, Keith A ^a   Philip, Sam ^b   Prescott, Gordon J ^a   Sharp, Peter F ^a   Olson, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARBITRATION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED GRADING SOFTWARE; BLEEDING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MICROANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SLIT LAMP;

CLINICAL AUDIT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEGOTIATING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; SCOTLAND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOFTWARE;

EID: 78649881507     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.176784     Document Type: Article

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