Vessel Segmentation in Retinal Images Using Multi-scale Line Operator and K-Means Clustering

Detecting blood vessels is a vital task in retinal image analysis. The task is more challenging with the presence of bright and dark lesions in retinal images. Here, a method is proposed to detect vessels in both normal and abnormal retinal fundus images based on their linear features. First, the ne...

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Main Authors: Vahid Mohammadi Saffarzadeh, Alireza Osareh, Bita Shadgar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.jmss.mui.ac.ir/article.asp?issn=2228-7477;year=2014;volume=4;issue=2;spage=122;epage=129;aulast=Saffarzadeh