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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2009
Michael Abramoff, University Heights, IA (US);
Meindert Niemeijer, Utrecht, NL;
Sangyeol Lee, Fishers, IN (US);
Joseph Reinhardt, University Heights, IA (US);
Michael Abramoff, University Heights, IA (US);
Meindert Niemeijer, Utrecht, NL;
Sangyeol Lee, Fishers, IN (US);
Joseph Reinhardt, University Heights, IA (US);
University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, IA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for image registration implementing a feature-based strategy that uses a retinal vessel network to identify features, uses an affine registration model estimated using feature correspondences, and corrects radial distortion to minimize the overall registration error. Also provided are methods and systems for retinal atlas generation. Further provided are methods and systems for testing registration methods.