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A Probabilistic Framework for Content-Based Diagnosis of Retinal Disease

Conference ·
OSTI ID:944594
Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in the working age population around the world. Computer assisted analysis has the potential to assist in the early detection of diabetes by regular screening of large populations. The widespread availability of digital fundus cameras today is resulting in the accumulation of large image archives of diagnosed patient data that captures historical knowledge of retinal pathology. Through this research we are developing a content-based image retrieval method to verify our hypothesis that retinal pathology can be identified and quantified from visually similar retinal images in an image archive. We will present diagnostic results for specificity and sensitivity on a population of 395 fundus images representing the normal fundus and 14 stratified disease states.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Sponsoring Organization:
ME USDOE - Office of Management, Budget, and Evaluation; ORNL work for others
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
944594
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English