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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Francisco Gómez-ulla DE Irazazábal, A Coruña, ES;
Manuel Francisco González Penedo, Santiago de Compostela, ES;
Antonio Pose Reino, A Coruña, ES;
Noelia Barreira Rodríguez, A Coruña, ES;
Marcos Ortega Hortas, A Coruña, ES;
María José Carreira Nouche, Santiago de Compostela, ES;
Antonio Mosquera González, A Coruña, ES;
Francisco Gómez-Ulla de Irazazábal, A Coruña, ES;
Manuel Francisco González Penedo, Santiago de Compostela, ES;
Antonio Pose Reino, A Coruña, ES;
Noelia Barreira Rodríguez, A Coruña, ES;
Marcos Ortega Hortas, A Coruña, ES;
María José Carreira Nouche, Santiago de Compostela, ES;
Antonio Mosquera González, A Coruña, ES;
Universidade da Coruna-Otri, A Coruna, ES;
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, ES;
Servicio Galego de Saude (Sergas), Santiago de Compostela, ES;
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include a method for retinal image analysis implemented in a medical system with one or more processors comprising the method steps of: (a) locating an optical disk on the retinal images and establishing a plurality of circumferences centered at the disk; (b) detecting a plurality of vessels within a region defined by said circumferences' radii using a crease-based algorithm; (c) extracting a plurality of vessel segments based on a deformable models (snakes) algorithm; and d) automatically classifying the vessels and computing clinical parameters.