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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2017

Automated measurements of human cone photoreceptor density in healthy and degenerative retina by region-based segmentation.

Suguru Miyagawa, Hisashi Fukuyama, Masakazu Hirota, Tatsuo Yamaguchi, Kazuo Kitamura, Takao Endo, Hiroyuki Kanda, Takeshi Morimoto, Takashi Fujikado

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Adaptive optics imaging of the human retina.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2019
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Suguru MiyagawaDepartment of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka.
Hisashi FukuyamaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka.
Masakazu HirotaDepartment of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka.
Tatsuo YamaguchiEye Care Technology Development Department, Product Technology Section, Topcon Corporation, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuo KitamuraEye Care Technology Development Department, Product Technology Section, Topcon Corporation, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan.
Takao EndoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka.
Hiroyuki KandaDepartment of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka.
Takeshi MorimotoDepartment of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka.
Takashi FujikadoDepartment of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka.
Osaka Gakuin University · JPTopcon (Japan) · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to develop an algorithm based on region-based segmentation for automated calculations of human cone photoreceptor density of en face images obtained by an adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope (AOSLO). SUBJECTS AND

methodsCone mosaics of 15 eyes of 15 healthy subjects were photographed by a custom-built AOSLO. The cone density was calculated at 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 mm temporal from the fovea using a region-based segmentation method (RSM) developed in our laboratory. The cone density was also determined by a manual identification method (MIM) and a conventional spatial filtering method (SFM). The cone densities of three eyes of three patients with retinal degeneration were calculated by the three methods and compared to the results from normal eyes.

resultsThe cone densities in healthy retinas determined by the RSM at 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 mm temporal from the fovea were 28,436, 21,233, and 13,620 cells/mm

conclusionThese results suggest that our method is more stable than conventional methods in cases of non-periodical photoreceptor structures such as the affected retinal area. Our method can be used in the longitudinal follow-up of retinal degenerative diseases and to determine the effect of therapy.

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adaptive opticsAOSLOcone photoreceptorimage processingphotoreceptor densityretinal imaging

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