TY - GEN
T1 - Support system for the preventive diagnosis of hypertensive retinopathy
AU - Ortíz, Daniel
AU - Cubides, Mauricio
AU - Suárez, Andrés
AU - Zequera, Martha
AU - Quiroga, Julián
AU - Gómez, Jorge
AU - Arroyo, Nubia
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The changes in diameter of retinal vessels are an important sign of diseases such as hypertension, arteriosclerosis and diabetes. Obtaining precise measurements of vascular widths is a critical and demanding process in automated retinal image analysis. This paper presents the development of a prototype for measuring the vessel diameters to calculate the arteriovenous ratio (AVR) by using different techniques including Gabor wavelet, gradients, morphological operations and Niblack. The diameter measurement is based on the image skeleton and the perpendicular segment of the vessel. An executable tool is developed using MATLAB® and the results are evaluated.
AB - The changes in diameter of retinal vessels are an important sign of diseases such as hypertension, arteriosclerosis and diabetes. Obtaining precise measurements of vascular widths is a critical and demanding process in automated retinal image analysis. This paper presents the development of a prototype for measuring the vessel diameters to calculate the arteriovenous ratio (AVR) by using different techniques including Gabor wavelet, gradients, morphological operations and Niblack. The diameter measurement is based on the image skeleton and the perpendicular segment of the vessel. An executable tool is developed using MATLAB® and the results are evaluated.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78650844973&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5628047
DO - 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5628047
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 21097309
AN - SCOPUS:78650844973
SN - 9781424441235
T3 - 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10
SP - 5649
EP - 5652
BT - 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10
T2 - 2010 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10
Y2 - 31 August 2010 through 4 September 2010
ER -