• DocumentCode
    1429163
  • Title

    Estimating the keratoconus index from ultrasound images of the human cornea

  • Author

    Castiglione, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Zentrum fur Angewandte Inf., Koln Univ., Germany
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2000
  • Firstpage
    1268
  • Lastpage
    1272
  • Abstract
    The keratoconus index (KI) is a new biometric parameter to make diagnosis and to follow the development of the keratoconus in human eyes. Using images from an ultrasound biomicroscope, the authors show a semi-automatic method to speed up the computation of the KI.
  • Keywords
    biomedical ultrasonics; eye; medical image processing; vision defects; biometric parameter; computation speeding up; human cornea; human eyes; keratoconus index estimation; medical diagnostic imaging; semiautomatic method; ultrasound biomicroscope; ultrasound images; Biometrics; Computer peripherals; Cornea; Diseases; Eyes; Humans; Image analysis; Inspection; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Cornea; Humans; Keratoconus;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Medical Imaging, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0062
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/42.897822
  • Filename
    897822
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1429163