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This paper presents a methodology for the precise extraction of the optic disc in retinal images. We propose a methodology that combines an enhancement algorithm, a fast location methodology and, finally, a segmentation technique to fit the optic disc boundaries. At each stage, we analyze several techniques and we present the results obtained in a public image data set.
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Fraga, A., Barreira, N., Ortega, M., Penedo, M.G., Carreira, M.J. (2012). Precise Segmentation of the Optic Disc in Retinal Fundus Images. In: Moreno-Díaz, R., Pichler, F., Quesada-Arencibia, A. (eds) Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2011. EUROCAST 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6927. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27549-4_75
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