Platform image processing to study the structural properties of retinal vessel

Abstract

This paper presents a technological platform specialized in assessing retinal vessel caliber and describing the relationship of the results obtained to cardiovascular risk. Retinal circulation is an area of active research by numerous groups, and there is general experimental agreement on the analysis of the patterns of the retinal blood vessels in the normal human retina. The development of automated tools designed to improve performance and decrease interobserver variability, therefore, appears necessary.

Keywords

• Arterial stiffness
• Cardiovascular disease
• AI algorithms
• Pattern recognition
• Image analysis