Detection of Blood Vessels in Retina Images using Gray Level Grouping Method

Subject Areas : Majlesi Journal of Telecommunication Devices

Majid Eskandari Shahraki ¹ , Mehran Emadi ²

1 - Master student, Faculty of Electrical Engineering , Islamic Azad University , Mobarakeh Branch , Mobarakeh, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering,Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch, Mobarakeh, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2019-06-13 Accepted : 2020-02-26 Published : 2020-03-01

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