The use of radial symmetry to localize retinal landmarks

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 37, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 369-376

  Giachetti, A ^a   Ballerini, L ^b   Trucco, E ^b   Wilson, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fast Radial Symmetry; Fovea; Optic disc

Indexed keywords

AVASCULAR REGION; DIGITAL FUNDUS IMAGES; FAST RADIAL SYMMETRY TRANSFORM; FOVEA; OPTIC DISC; RADIAL SYMMETRYS; SOFTWARE SUITE; STATE-OF-THE-ART METHODS;

MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIOLOGY;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HISTOGRAM; MYELINATED NERVE; OPTIC DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RETINA; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINOPATHY;

FAST RADIAL SYMMETRY; FOVEA; OPTIC DISC;

ALGORITHMS; ANATOMIC LANDMARKS; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84888001006     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: 18790771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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