American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 146, Issue 5 , Pages 679-687.e1 , November 2008

Thickness Profiles of Retinal Layers by Optical Coherence Tomography Image Segmentation

  • Ahmet Murat Bagci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Mahnaz Shahidi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Mahnaz Shahidi, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1855 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612
    • ,
  • Rashid Ansari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Michael Blair

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Norman Paul Blair

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Ruth Zelkha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

,Accepted 10 June 2008.

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PII: S0002-9394(08)00474-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.06.010

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 146, Issue 5 , Pages 679-687.e1 , November 2008

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