Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28885606›Full record

ReviewEye (London, England)2018

An overview of the clinical applications of optical coherence tomography angiography.

A C S Tan, G S Tan, A K Denniston, P A Keane, M Ang, D Milea, U Chakravarthy, C M G Cheung

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Review in Eye (London, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers.

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108citing papers in PubMed
20.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

108 citing papers in PubMed, 217 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

A C S TanSingapore National Eye Center, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
G S TanSingapore National Eye Center, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
A K DennistonDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
P A KeaneNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.
M AngSingapore National Eye Center, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
D MileaSingapore National Eye Center, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
U ChakravarthyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Queen's University of Belfast, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
C M G CheungSingapore National Eye Center, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
Singapore Eye Research Institute · SGSingapore National Eye Center · SGDuke-NUS Medical School · SGMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GBRoyal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital · IEUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

Department of Health CS-2014-14-023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) has emerged as a novel, non-invasive imaging modality that allows the detailed study of flow within the vascular structures of the eye. Compared to conventional dye angiography, OCTA can produce more detailed, higher resolution images of the vasculature without the added risk of dye injection. In our review, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new technology in comparison to conventional dye angiography. We provide an overview of the current OCTA technology available, compare the various commercial OCTA machines technical specifications and discuss some future software improvements. An approach to the interpretation of OCTA images by correlating images to other multimodal imaging with attention to identifying potential artefacts will be outlined and may be useful to ophthalmologists, particularly those who are currently still unfamiliar with this new technology. This review is based on a search of peer-reviewed published papers relevant to OCTA according to our current knowledge, up to January 2017, available on the PubMed database. Currently, many of the published studies have focused on OCTA imaging of the retina, in particular, the use of OCTA in the diagnosis and management of common retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and retinal vascular diseases. In addition, we describe clinical applications for OCTA imaging in inflammatory diseases, optic nerve diseases and anterior segment diseases. This review is based on both the current literature and the clinical experience of our individual authors, with an emphasis on the clinical applications of this imaging technology.

Indexed as

Diagnostic Techniques, OphthalmologicalFluorescein AngiographyHumansRetinal DiseasesTomography, Optical Coherence

Identifiers

PMID28885606
PMCPMC5811700
OpenAlexW2753466306

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