Blood vessel detection in fundus images by a multi-agent approach

The segmentation of retinal blood vessels by digital color fundus images analysis is crucial for several medical diagnostic systems, such as the diabetic retinopathy early diagnosis. This pathology has been shown to be the most common cause of blindness among working age people in developed countrie...

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Main Author: Pereira, Carla (author)
Other Authors: Mahdjoub, Jason (author), Guessoum, Zahia (author), Gonçalves, Luís (author), Ferreira, Manuel João Oliveira (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/25831
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/25831