Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Using Computer Vision and Physiological Markers
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Screening for diabetic retinopathy using computer vision and physiological markers.
BACKGROUND Hyperglycemia and diabetes result in vascular complications, most notably diabetic retinopathy (DR). The prevalence of DR is growing and is a leading cause of blindness and/or visual impairment in developed countries. Current methods of detecting, screening, and monitoring DR are based on subjective human evaluation, which is also slow and time-consuming. As a result, initiation and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1932-2968,1932-2968
DOI: 10.1177/193229680900300431