Automatic construction of arterial and venous vascular trees in fundus images

Abstract

My sincere thanks goes to the department secretaries Cathy and Dina for their kind help during all the past years.Finally, last but not least, I would like to extend a special thanks to my parents,ii my family and all my friends. ABSTRACTThe retinal vasculature analysis plays an important role in the diagnosis of ophthalmological diseases, as well as general human disorders that manifest on the retina. The fundus photograph is a 2-D color image modality of the retina and is widely used in modern ophthalmology clinics due to its relatively low cost and its noninvasive access to the retina. However, due to the complexity of the retinal vasculature