<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Abnormal patterns of the retinal vascular system have been associated with several heart and cerebral diseases. However, these correlations were obtained using 2D imaging of the eye fundus, disregarding information on the third component (depth) of the vascular system. In this paper, we show that the depth component is relevant and should not be disregarded in this analysis. In this way, the relevance of analysis of the retinal vascular network as a biometrical marker for the general health status of an individual can be increased.</p></abstract>

Abnormal patterns of the retinal vascular system have been associated with several heart and cerebral diseases. However, these correlations were obtained using 2D imaging of the eye fundus, disregarding information on the third component (depth) of the vascular system. In this paper, we show that the depth component is relevant and should not be disregarded in this analysis. In this way, the relevance of analysis of the retinal vascular network as a biometrical marker for the general health status of an individual can be increased.

On the relevance of the 3D retinal vascular network from OCT data

Department of Science and Technology, Portuguese Open University, Portugal

Institute of Biomedical Research in Light and Image, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

CNTM, Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image, Coimbra, Portugal

Biometrical Letters

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Abnormal patterns of the retinal vascular system have been associated with several heart and cerebral diseases. However, these correlations were obtained using...

On the relevance of the 3D retinal vascular network from OCT data

Published Online: Aug 17, 2013

Page range: 95 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bile-2013-0007

Keywords
biometrical marker, 3d retinal vascular network, optical coherence tomography data

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On the relevance of the 3D retinal vascular network from OCT data

Published Online: Aug 17, 2013

Page range: 95 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bile-2013-0007

Keywordsbiometrical marker, 3d retinal vascular network, optical coherence tomography data

This content is open access.

Keywords
biometrical marker, 3d retinal vascular network, optical coherence tomography data