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We compare two vessel extraction methods for creation of a retina template, using a database of 20 images of normal retinas. Each vessel in a well defined region is represented by a three dimensional feature, from which a retina template is built. Based on the sample distributions, we propose a preliminary theoretical model to predict the entropy of a retina template. We analyse by experimental and theoretical means the entropy present, and infer that entropy from our retina template compares sufficiently favourably with that of a minutia-based fingerprint template to warrant further study.
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Arakala, A. et al. (2009). Entropy of the Retina Template. In: Tistarelli, M., Nixon, M.S. (eds) Advances in Biometrics. ICB 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5558. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01793-3_126
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