Automatic feature detection in human retinal imagery using bitplane slicing and mathematical morphology

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-67

  Ashok Kumar, T ^a   Priya, S ^b   Paul, Varghese ^c  

^a Dept of Computer Science   (India)

^b Government Model Engineering College   (India)

^c Toc H Institute of Science and Technology Kerala   (India)

Author keywords

Bitplane slicing; Bottom hat filtering. Digital image processing; Macula; Mathematical morphology; Optic disc; Top hat filtering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864051729     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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