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Automated diagnosis of referable maculopathy in diabetic retinopathy screening.
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PMID:  22255063     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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This paper introduces an algorithm for the automated diagnosis of referable maculopathy in retinal images for diabetic retinopathy screening. Referable maculopathy is a potentially sight-threatening condition requiring immediate referral to an ophthalmologist from the screening service, and therefore accurate referral is extremely important. The algorithm uses a pipeline of detection and filtering of "peak points" with strong local contrast, segmentation of candidate lesions, extraction of features and classification by a multilayer perceptron. The optic nerve head and fovea are detected, so that the macula region can be identified and scanned. The algorithm is assessed against a reference standard database drawn from the Birmingham City Hospital (UK) diabetic retinopathy screening programme, against two possible modes of use: independent screening, and pre-filtering to reduce human screener workload.
Authors:
Andrew Hunter; James A Lowell; Bob Ryder; Ansu Basu; David Steel
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference     Volume:  2011     ISSN:  1557-170X     ISO Abbreviation:  Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc     Publication Date:  2011 Aug 
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Created Date:  2012-01-18     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101243413     Medline TA:  Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3375-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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