Journal article
Retinal Vascular Imaging A New Tool in Microvascular Disease Research
Gerald Liew, Jie Jin Wang, Paul Mitchell, Tien Y Wong
CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2008
Abstract
The microcirculation is relatively inaccessible to direct visualization and investigation. Recent methods have been developed which use advanced retinal photographic imaging techniques and computer-assisted image analysis to characterize, measure and quantify subtle variations and abnormalities in the retinal vasculature. These quantitative and qualitative assessments demonstrate a close association of retinal vascular signs to both clinical and subclinical cerebrovascular, cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes. Retinal vascular imaging may thus offer potential as a noninvasive research tool to probe the role and pathophysiology of the microvasculature, and as a cardiovascular risk predictio..
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