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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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Series: | Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/419279 |