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Diagnostic and documentation system for ROP-images
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In this project (which was supported by the German Research
Foundation DFG) scientists of the Regensburg University Hospital account
for as early as possible recognizing the danger of
premature-infant-retinopathy (danger of ablation of the retina) to
enable an early therapy of the disease. The study is joined by
five hospitals and several medical practitioners in Bavaria. They are
all connected over ISDN to the centre in Regensburg (clinic for
ophthalmology, department for infant ophthalmology, strabismology and
ophthalmogenetics).
To assist the medics in their tasks DiNO (Diagnosis System for
Neonatal Ophtalmology and Strabismology) had been created. It is the
aim of the project to ease the diagnosis and to aid creating a report
about the diagnostic findings for premature-infant-retinopathy and in
part automatize the diagnostic process.
A graphical user interface has been developed for administering the
patients' data and for adjudgement of the images according to the
requirements of the clinic for ophthalmology. The remotely recorded
data are administered in a central database at the Regensburg
centre.
The clue of the software is that the same image data set can be
judged by several medics independently for training purposes.
The system has been proofing its field operability since 2002.
Project staff
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