Fundus photography as a convenient tool to study microvascular responses to cardiovascular disease risk factors in epidemiological studies

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 92, 2014, Pages

  De Boever, Patrick ^a,b   Louwies, Tijs ^a,b   Provost, Eline ^a,b   Int Panis, Luc ^a,b   Nawrot, Tim S ^b,c  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Black carbon; Central Retinal Arteriolar Equivalent; Central Retinal Venular Equivalent; Image analysis; Issue 92; Medicine; Microvasculature; Particulate matter; Retina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEVICES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA VEIN; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINAL ARTERY; RETINAL VEIN; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908334284     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51904     Document Type: Article

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