DocumentCode
1391733
Title
Maze-tracing algorithm applied to eye-fundus blood vessels
Author
Kurokawa, T. ; Kondoh, M. ; Lee, S.C. ; Oda, T. ; Kito, S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Aichi Inst. of Technol., Toyota, Japan
Volume
34
Issue
10
fYear
1998
fDate
5/14/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
976
Lastpage
977
Abstract
A new maze or blood vessel tracing algorithm is proposed, inspired by the behaviour of flying bats which are looking for their way in complex caves, emitting ultrasonic waves in all directions and gathering the reflections to find obstacles. This idea is applied to trace eye-fundus blood vessels
Keywords
blood; eye; medical image processing; search problems; blood vessel tracing algorithm; eye-fundus blood vessels; maze-tracing algorithm;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19980689
Filename
682945
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