Title :
Maze-tracing algorithm applied to eye-fundus blood vessels
Author :
Kurokawa, T. ; Kondoh, M. ; Lee, S.C. ; Oda, T. ; Kito, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Aichi Inst. of Technol., Toyota, Japan
fDate :
5/14/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new maze or blood vessel tracing algorithm is proposed, inspired by the behaviour of flying bats which are looking for their way in complex caves, emitting ultrasonic waves in all directions and gathering the reflections to find obstacles. This idea is applied to trace eye-fundus blood vessels
Keywords :
blood; eye; medical image processing; search problems; blood vessel tracing algorithm; eye-fundus blood vessels; maze-tracing algorithm;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980689
