Algorithms for the automated detection of diabetic retinopathy using digital fundus images: A review

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 145-157

  Faust, Oliver ^a   Acharya U , Rajendra ^a   Ng, E Y K ^b   Ng, Kwan Hoong ^c   Suri, Jasjit S ^d,e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d Biomedical Technologies   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated detection; Blood vessel area; Diabetic retinopathy; Exudes; Fundus images; Hemorrhages; Maculopathy; Microaneurysms

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; AUTOANALYZER; DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXUDATE; EYE FUNDUS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION RETINOPATHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MICROANEURYSM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANEURYSM; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FUZZY LOGIC; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; ANEURYSM; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETINA; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 84860253391     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-010-9454-7     Document Type: Article

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