Retinal image analysis: concepts, applications and potential

N Patton, TM Aslam, T MacGillivray, IJ Deary… - Progress in retinal and …, 2006 - Elsevier
As digital imaging and computing power increasingly develop, so too does the potential to
use these technologies in ophthalmology. Image processing, analysis and computer vision …

Fractal analysis of the vascular tree in the human retina

BR Masters - Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The retinal circulation of the normal human retinal vasculature is statistically self-
similar and fractal. Studies from several groups present strong evidence that the fractal …

Fractals and cancer

JW Baish, RK Jain - Cancer research, 2000 - AACR
Recent studies have shown that fractal geometry, a vocabulary of irregular shapes, can be
useful for describing the pathological architecture of tumors and, perhaps more surprisingly …

[HTML][HTML] Fractal dimensional analysis of optical coherence tomography angiography in eyes with diabetic retinopathy

S Zahid, R Dolz-Marco, KB Freund… - … & visual science, 2016 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: We used fractal dimensional analysis to analyze retinal vascular disease burden in
eyes with diabetic retinopathy using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography …

Quantification of vessel density in retinal optical coherence tomography angiography images using local fractal dimension

SGK Gadde, N Anegondi, D Bhanushali… - … & visual science, 2016 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To evaluate a fully automated local fractal dimension method to quantify vessel
density and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area in optical coherence tomography angiography …

Fractals in pathology

SS Cross - The Journal of Pathology: A Journal of the …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Many natural objects, including most objects studied in pathology, have complex structural
characteristics and the complexity of their structures, for example the degree of branching of …

Progress towards automated diabetic ocular screening: a review of image analysis and intelligent systems for diabetic retinopathy

T Teng, M Lefley, D Claremont - Medical and Biological Engineering and …, 2002 - Springer
Patients with diabetes require annual screening for effective timing of sight-saving treatment.
However, the lack of screening and the shortage of ophthalmologists limit the ocular health …

Fractal characteristics of tumor vascular architecture during tumor growth and regression

Y Gazit, JW Baish, N Safabakhsh, M Leunig… - …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Tumor vascular networks are different from normal vascular networks, but the
mechanisms underlying these differences are not known. Understanding these mechanisms …

Fractal analysis of region-based vascular change in the normal and non-proliferative diabetic retina

A Avakian, RE Kalina, E Helene Sage… - Current eye …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. Evaluation of normal and abnormal vascular pattern in the human retina using a
novel method: quantitative region-based fractal analysis. Methods. Binary (black/white) …

Value of fractal analysis of optical coherence tomography angiography in various stages of diabetic retinopathy

S Bhardwaj, E Tsui, S Zahid, E Young, N Mehta… - Retina, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To use fractal dimensional analysis to investigate retinal vascular disease patterns
in patients with diabetic retinopathy using spectral domain optical coherence tomography …