A review of fundus image analysis for the automated detection of diabetic retinopathy

Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 258-265

  Noronha, Kevin ^a   Nayak, K Prabhakar ^a  

^a MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Exudates; Fundus image; Macula; Morphological operators; Optic disk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881159266     PISSN: 21567018     EISSN: 21567026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jmihi.2012.1098     Document Type: Conference Paper

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