Stability of 35-mm scanners as used in ophthalmologic research.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging
; 41(1): 60-6, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:
To assess the consistency of digitization of 35-mm slides as practiced in ophthalmologic research and estimate the impact of variation on semi-automated retinal vessel width measurements. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
A single retina slide was repeatedly digitized under various conditions on three scanner models. Average color levels were extracted from the resulting images, from which vessel widths were graded. The color channel level variations and possible correlation with width were analyzed.RESULTS:
The Nikon 5000 scanner (Nikon Corp., Tokyo, Japan) had average coefficients of variation of 0.4, 2.3, and 0.5 for the red, green, and blue channel levels across all runs. The P values of the correlation between the red, green, and blue color channel levels and the width of the large retinal arteriole were .89, .27, and .58, respectively.CONCLUSION:
The results suggest that the tested scanners digitize the 35-mm slides in a reliable manner without biasing the retinal vessel measurements.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador
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Fotografação
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Pesquisa Biomédica
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Retinopatia Diabética
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article