scholarly journals Optical density filters modeling media opacities cause decreased SD-OCT retinal layer thickness measurements with inter- and intra-individual variation

2014 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley Darma ◽  
Pauline H. B. Kok ◽  
Thomas J. T. P. van den Berg ◽  
Michael D. Abràmoff ◽  
Dirk J. Faber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Optical Density ◽  
Individual Variation ◽  
Retinal Layer ◽  
Media Opacities ◽  
Thickness Measurements ◽  
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scholarly journals Assessment of Global and Local Alterations in Retinal Layer Thickness in Ins2 (Akita) Diabetic Mice by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew W. Francis ◽  
Justin Wanek ◽  
Mahnaz Shahidi
Keyword(s):  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Retinal Thickness ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
Retinal Layer ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Global And Local ◽  
Akita Mice ◽  
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Purpose/Aim. The Ins2 (Akita) mouse is a spontaneous diabetic mouse model with a heterozygous mutation in the insulin 2 gene that results in sustained hyperglycemia. The purpose of the study was to assess global and local retinal layer thickness alterations in Akita mice by analysis of spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) images.Materials and Methods. SD-OCT imaging was performed in Akita and wild-type mice at 12 and 24 weeks of age. Inner retinal thickness (IRT), outer retinal thickness (ORT), total retinal thickness (TRT), and photoreceptor outer segment length (OSL) were measured. Mean global thickness values were compared between Akita and wild-type mice. Local thickness variations in Akita mice were assessed based on normative values in wild-type mice.Results. Akita mice had higher blood glucose levels and lower body weights (p<0.001). On average, IRT, ORT, and TRT were approximately 2% lower in Akita mice than in wild-type mice (p≤0.02). In Akita mice, the percent difference between retinal areas with thickness below and above normative values for IRT, ORT, and TRT was 22%, 32%, and 38%, respectively.Conclusions. These findings support the use of the Akita mouse model to study the retinal neurodegenerative effects of hyperglycemia.

Internal retinal layer thickness and macular migration after internal limiting membrane peeling in macular hole surgery

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mun Y. Faria ◽  
Nuno P. Ferreira ◽  
Sofia Mano ◽  
Diana M. Cristóvao ◽  
David C. Sousa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Macular Hole ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Optic Disc ◽  
Internal Limiting Membrane ◽  
Retinal Layer ◽  
Ilm Peeling ◽  
Macular Hole Surgery ◽  
Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling ◽  
Retinal Layers ◽  
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Purpose: To provide a spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT)-based analysis of retinal layers thickness and nasal displacement of closed macular hole after internal limiting membrane peeling in macular hole surgery. Methods: In this nonrandomized prospective interventional study, 36 eyes of 32 patients were subjected to pars plana vitrectomy and 3.5 mm diameter internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for idiopathic macular hole (IMH). Nasal and temporal internal retinal layer thickness were assessed with SD-OCT. Each scan included optic disc border so that distance between optic disc border and fovea were measured. Results: Thirty-six eyes had a successful surgery with macular hole closure. Total nasal retinal thickening (p<0.001) and total temporal retinal thinning (p<0.0001) were observed. Outer retinal layers increased thickness after surgery (nasal p<0.05 and temporal p<0.01). Middle part of inner retinal layers (mIRL) had nasal thickening (p<0.001) and temporal thinning (p<0.05). The mIRL was obtained by deducting ganglion cell layer (GCL) and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness from overall thickness of the inner retinal layer. Papillofoveal distance was shorter after ILM peeling in macular hole surgery (3,651 ± 323 μm preoperatively and 3,361 ± 279 μm at 6 months; p<0.0001). Conclusions: Internal limiting membrane peel is associated with important alteration in inner retinal layer architecture, with thickening of mIRL and shortening of papillofoveal distance. These factors may contribute to recovery of disrupted foveal photoreceptor and vision improvement after IMH closure.

Inner macular layer thickness by spectral domain optical coherence tomography in children and adults: a hospital-based study

2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (11) ◽  
pp. 1576-1583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yung Ju Yoo ◽  
Jeong-Min Hwang ◽  
Hee Kyung Yang
Keyword(s):  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Male Gender ◽  
Spectral Domain ◽  
Retinal Layer ◽  
Inner Plexiform Layer ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
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PurposeTo establish the normative ranges of macular ganglion cell layer (mGCL) and macular inner plexiform layer (mIPL) thickness using Spectralis spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) (Heidelberg Engineering, Inc., Heidelberg, Germany) in both Korean children and adults, and to determine factors associated with mGCL and mIPL thickness.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective, observational study of 573 healthy subjects (5–70 years old) who underwent comprehensive ophthalmic examinations in a single institution. Each inner retinal layer thickness was measured using SD-OCT and automatic segmentation software. Cross-sectional analysis was used to evaluate the effect of gender, age and ocular parameters on mGCL and mIPL thickness. Normative ranges of mGCL and mIPL thickness according to age, gender and factors associated with mGCL and mIPL thickness were measured.ResultsThe mean mGCL and mIPL thickness were 40.6±2.8 and 33.8±2.0 µm, respectively. Determinants of inner sector mGCL thickness were circumpapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (cpRNFL) thickness (β=1.172, p<0.001), age (β=−0.019, p=0.021) and male gender (β=1.452, p<0.001). Determinants of inner sector mIPL thickness were cpRNFL (β=0.952, p<0.001) and male gender (β=1.163, p<0.001). The inner sector mGCL and mIPL thickness increased significantly with age in children (β=0.174, p=0.009 and β=0.115, p=0.013), and then decreased in adults (β=−0.070, p<0.001 and β=−0.024, p=0.032). In the case of outer sectors, mGCL and mIPL thickness were not significantly related to age and gender.ConclusionsThis study ensured a normative range of the mGCL and mIPL thickness using Spectralis OCT. Gender, age and cpRNFL thickness significantly correlated with mGCL and mIPL thickness. This information should be considered in the interpretation of SD-OCT data.

scholarly journals Agreement of different OCT scan directions for individual retinal-layer thickness measurements in multiple sclerosis subjects with prior unilateral optic neuritis

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Domínguez-Vicent ◽  
Maria Nilsson ◽  
Rune Brautaset ◽  
Abinaya Priya Venkataraman
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Optic Neuritis ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Retinal Layer ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Fiber Layer ◽  
Individual Layer ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Thickness Measurements

AbstractThe similarities between horizontal and vertical Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) scans for the individual retinal layer thickness measurements in the macula was evaluated. Two volumetric scans (B-scans oriented horizontally and vertically) were performed in 64 multiple sclerosis subjects with history of unilateral optic neuritis and 64 healthy controls. The agreement between the thickness measurements with horizontal and vertical OCT scans was evaluated in 3 groups of eyes: healthy controls, eyes with history of optic neuritis and the fellow eyes. The mean difference in individual layer thickness between the scans was smaller than the instrument’s axial resolution in all 3 groups. The limit of agreement (LoA) varied among the different layers and sectors analyzed and this trend was similar in all the groups. For the inner retinal layers (retinal nerve fiber layer to inner nuclear layer), the inner macular sectors had a larger LoA compared to the corresponding outer sectors. In the outer plexiform and nuclear layers, the central and inner sectors (except inner temporal) had LoA larger than the other sectors and layers. The larger LoA seen for different layers and sectors suggests that the scan direction must be same for the follow-up OCT measurements and in clinical studies.

Reproducibility of SD-OCT inner macular layer thickness measurements in children with primary congenital glaucoma

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Morales-Fernández ◽  
L. Borrego Sanz ◽  
M. Jiménez Santos ◽  
M. Nieves Moreno ◽  
R. Sánchez Jean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Congenital Glaucoma ◽  
Primary Congenital Glaucoma ◽  
Thickness Measurements ◽  
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Systematic ultrastructural comparison of swept-source and full-depth spectral domain optical coherence tomography imaging of diabetic macular oedema

2019 ◽  
Vol 104 (6) ◽  
pp. 868-873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Mitsch ◽  
Jan Lammer ◽  
Sonja Karst ◽  
Christoph Scholda ◽  
Eleonore Pablik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Macular Oedema ◽  
Diabetic Macular Oedema ◽  
Spectral Domain ◽  
Retinal Layer ◽  
Systematic Bias ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Swept Source ◽  
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Background/AimsOptical coherence tomography (OCT) is commonly used to diagnose and assess diabetic macular oedema (DME). Swept-source OCT (SS-OCT) promises improved imaging depth and more independence from media opacities. Heidelberg Spectralis full-depth imaging (FDI) combines details at different depths to one representation. The aim of this study was to determine the comparability of the imaging methods concerning DME ultrastructure.MethodsTwo graders assessed the presence of typical DME phenomena in eyes with centre-involving DME on Topcon Atlantis SS-OCT and Heidelberg Spectralis FDI spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT) B-scans. Retinal layer segmentation was corrected and choroidal layers were manually segmented. Graders measured cyst and subretinal fluid (SRF) diameters and counted hyper-reflective foci (HRF). Findings were recorded and statistically analysed.ResultsStatistically significant systematic biases (Spectralis-Atlantis) were found for the HRF count (outside the central mm, −6.39, p=0.0338), chorioretinal thickness (central mm: −35.45 µm, p=0.00034), choroidal thickness (central mm: −60.97 µm, p=0.00004) and Sattler’s layer thickness (−42.69 µm, p=0.0001). Intergrader agreement was excellent or very good for posterior vitreous detachment, vitreomacular attachment (central mm) and SRF presence in both devices. Manually delineated Sattler’s layer thickness showed an intraclass correlation of 0.85 with FDI SD-OCT but 0.26 with SS-OCT (p=0.003).ConclusionProminent aspects such as cysts in the outer nuclear layer and SRF can be identified with comparable confidence, while a significant systematic bias underlies chorioretinal, choroidal and Sattler’s layer thickness and HRF count. Specialists should use the same device at every examination during longitudinal clinical consideration or cross-sectional evaluation of these ultrastructural biomarkers.

scholarly journals ThicknessTool: automated ImageJ retinal layer thickness and profile in digital images

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Maidana ◽  
Shoji Notomi ◽  
Takashi Ueta ◽  
Tianna Zhou ◽  
Danica Joseph ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Outer Nuclear Layer ◽  
Thickness Measurement ◽  
User Preferences ◽  
Training Dataset ◽  
Validation Dataset ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Retinal Layer ◽  
Calibration Dataset ◽  
Thickness Measurements

Abstract To develop an automated retina layer thickness measurement tool for the ImageJ platform, to quantitate nuclear layers following the retina contour. We developed the ThicknessTool (TT), an automated thickness measurement plugin for the ImageJ platform. To calibrate TT, we created a calibration dataset of mock binary skeletonized mask images with increasing thickness masks and different rotations. Following, we created a training dataset and performed an agreement analysis of thickness measurements between TT and two masked manual observers. Finally, we tested the performance of TT measurements in a validation dataset of retinal detachment images. In the calibration dataset, there were no differences in layer thickness between measured and known thickness masks, with an overall coefficient of variation of 0.00%. Training dataset measurements of immunofluorescence retina nuclear layers disclosed no significant differences between TT and any observer’s average outer nuclear layer (ONL) (p = 0.998), inner nuclear layer (INL) (p = 0.807), and ONL/INL ratio (p = 0.944) measurements. Agreement analysis showed that bias between TT vs. observers’ mean was lower than between any observers’ mean against each other in the ONL (0.77 ± 0.34 µm vs 3.25 ± 0.33 µm) and INL (1.59 ± 0.28 µm vs 2.82 ± 0.36 µm). Validation dataset showed that TT can detect significant and true ONL thinning (p = 0.006), more sensitive than manual measurement capabilities (p = 0.069). ThicknessTool can measure retina nuclear layers thickness in a fast, accurate, and precise manner with multi-platform capabilities. In addition, the TT can be customized to user preferences and is freely available to download.

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