Robust automatic segmentation of corneal layer boundaries in SDOCT images using graph theory and dynamic programming

Biomedical Optics Express

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1524-1538

  LaRocca, Francesco ^a   Chiu, Stephanie J ^a   McNabb, Ryan P ^a   Kuo, Anthony N ^b   Izatt, Joseph A ^a,b   Farsiu, Sina ^a,b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; GRAPH THEORY; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY;

ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES; ANTERIOR SEGMENT; AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATIONS; CORNEAL IMAGES; LAYER BOUNDARIES; MANUAL SEGMENTATION; SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIES;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 84862802188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21567085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/BOE.2.001524     Document Type: Article

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