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This study introduces a new graph-theory method to accurately distinguish arteries from veins in retinal images. The approach analyzes vessel structure, improving diagnosis of eye diseases by examining the entire retinal vasculature.

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Background:

Accurate differentiation of arteries and veins in retinal fundus images is crucial for diagnosing various eye conditions.
Existing methods often struggle with classifying small and mid-sized vessels and analyzing peripheral vasculature.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel graph-theoretic framework for robust artery-vein classification in fundus images.
To improve the analysis of retinal vasculature by incorporating vessel topology and domain-specific features.

Main Methods:

A graph-theoretic framework was developed, extending previous tree topology estimation.
Domain-specific features were integrated to create a global likelihood model.
Iterative exploration of solution space was used to efficiently maximize the model.

Main Results:

The method achieved high classification accuracies (91.0% to 93.5%) across four retinal datasets.
Performance surpassed existing state-of-the-art methods.
The framework successfully analyzed the entire vasculature, including peripheral vessels.

Conclusions:

The proposed topology-based method offers a powerful and effective tool for artery-vein classification in fundus images.
This approach has the potential to significantly aid in the diagnosis of diseases manifesting in retinal vasculature.
The ability to analyze wide field-of-view images enhances diagnostic capabilities for retinal vascular diseases.