Diabetic macular edema grading in retinal images using vector quantization and semi-supervised learning.

Journal: Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Diabetic macular edema (DME) is one of the severe complication of diabetic retinopathy causing severe vision loss and leads to blindness in severe cases if left untreated.

Authors

  • Fulong Ren
    College of Computer Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China; Key Laboratory of Medical Image Computing of Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
  • Peng Cao
    Medical Image Computing Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, 110819, Shenyang, China.
  • Dazhe Zhao
    Medical Image Computing Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, 110819, Shenyang, China.
  • Chao Wan
    The First Affiliated Hospital, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China.