Digital image analysis in retinopathy of prematurity: A comparison of vessel selection methods

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 223-228

  Wilson, Clare M ^a   Wong, Karen ^b   Ng, Jeffery ^c   Cocker, Kenneth D ^b   Ells, Anna L ^d   Fielder, Alistair R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Alberta Retina Consultant

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PATHOLOGY; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA VEIN; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; VENULE;

ARTERIOLES; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; RETINAL ARTERY; RETINAL VEIN; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; VENULES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84865076245     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: 15283933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2011.11.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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