VSSC Net: Vessel Specific Skip chain Convolutional Network for blood vessel segmentation.

Journal: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Deep learning techniques are instrumental in developing network models that aid in the early diagnosis of life-threatening diseases. To screen and diagnose the retinal fundus and coronary blood vessel disorders, the most important step is the proper segmentation of the blood vessels.

Authors

  • Pearl Mary Samuel
    School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. Electronic address: pearlmary.s@vit.ac.in.
  • Thanikaiselvan Veeramalai
    School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. Electronic address: thanikaiselvan@vit.ac.in.