Computer-assisted methods to evaluate retinal vascular caliber: What are they measuring?

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 810-815

  Pakter, Helena M ^a,b   Fuchs, Sandra C ^a,c,d   Maestri, Marcelo K ^a,c   Moreira, Leila B ^a,c,d   dei Ricardi, Luciana M ^c   Pamplona, Vítor F ^a   Oliveira, Manuel M ^a   Fuchs, Flávio D ^c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL NOSSA SENHORA DA CONCEIÇÃO   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^d National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (IATS) CNPq   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPH; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MICRODENSITOMETRY; OPTIC DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; RETINOGRAPHY; VENULE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTERIOLES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS; VENULES;

EID: 79953287916     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-5876     Document Type: Article

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