Estimation of the cross-sectional surface area of the waist of the nerve fiber layer at the optic nerve headShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging: Proceedings of SPIE / [ed] Hammer, DX Joos, KM Palanker, DV, SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng , 2022, Vol. 11941, article id 119410FConference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Glaucoma is a global disease that leads to blindness due to pathological loss of retinal ganglion cell axons in the optic nerve head (ONH). The presented project aims at improving a computational algorithm for estimating the thickness and surface area of the waist of the nerve fiber layer in the ONH. Our currently developed deep learning AI algorithm meets the need for a morphometric parameter that detects glaucomatous change earlier than current clinical follow-up methods. In 3D OCT image volumes, two different AI algorithms identify the Optic nerve head Pigment epithelium Central Limit (OPCL) and the Inner limit of the Retina Closest Point (IRCP) in a 3D grid. Our computational algorithm includes the undulating surface area of the waist of the ONH, as well as waist thickness. In 16 eyes of 16 non-glaucomatous subjects aged [20;30] years, the mean difference in minimal thickness of the waist of the nerve fiber layer between our previous and the current post-processing strategies was estimated as CIμ(0.95) 0 ±1 μm (D.f. 15). The mean surface area of the waist of the nerve fiber layer in the optic nerve head was 1.97 ± 0.19 mm2. Our computational algorithm results in slightly higher values for surface areas compared to published work, but as expected, this may be due to surface undulations of the waist being considered. Estimates of the thickness of the waist of the ONH yields estimates of the same order as our previous computational algorithm.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng , 2022. Vol. 11941, article id 119410F
Series
Proceedings of SPIE, ISSN 0277-786X
Keywords [en]
OCT, optic nerve head, nerve fiber layer, waist, cross-sectional area, surface area, minimal thickness, deep learning, AI
National Category
Ophthalmology Computer graphics and computer vision
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-315234DOI: 10.1117/12.2608073ISI: 000812240800009Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85131173869OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-315234DiVA, id: diva2:1679186
Conference
Conference on Ophthalmic Technologies XXXII, JAN 22-FEB 28, 2022, Online/San Francisco, CA, USA
Note
Part of proceedings: ISBN 978-1-5106-4753-4
QC 20220630
2022-06-302022-06-302025-02-01Bibliographically approved