Automated identification of exudates and optic disc based on inverse surface thresholding

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1997-2004

  Yazid, Haniza ^a,b   Arof, Hamzah ^a   Isa, Hazlita Mohd ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biomedical applications; Diabetic retinopathy; Exudates; Inverse surface thresholding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FUNDUS; FUZZY SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGING; INVERSE SURFACE THRESHOLDING; OPTIC DISK; PARAMETERS; RETINA EXUDATE; WATERSHED;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OPTIC DISK; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED;

EID: 84863756556     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-011-9659-4     Document Type: Article

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