Automatic Detection of Blood Vessels in Retinal Images for Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of vision loss in diabetic patients. DR is mainly caused due to the damage of retinal blood vessels in the diabetic patients. It is essential to detect and segment the retinal blood vessels for DR detection and diagnosis, which prevents earlier vision los...

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Main Authors: D. Siva Sundhara Raja, S. Vasuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/419279