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ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2020

Using the Pathophysiology of Dry AMD to Guide Binarization of the Choriocapillaris on OCTA: A Model.

Phillip X Braun, Nihaal Mehta, Isaac Gendelman, A Yasin Alibhai, Caroline R Baumal, Jay S Duker, Nadia K Waheed

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Phillip X BraunFlaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Nihaal MehtaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA.
Isaac GendelmanDepartment of Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
A Yasin AlibhaiNew England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Caroline R BaumalNew England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Jay S DukerNew England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Nadia K WaheedNew England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.

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Novel Optical Diagnostics with Optical Coherence TomographyR01EY011289 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI JAMES G FUJIMOTO · 1995 to 2026
$9.5M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY011289
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Abstract

Especially since the incorporation of swept laser sources, optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) has enabled quantification of choriocapillaris perfusion. A critical step in this process is binarization, which makes angiographic images quantifiable in terms of perfusion metrics. It remains challenging to have confidence that choriocapillaris perfusion metrics reflect the reality of pathophysiologic flow, largely because choice of binarization method can result in significantly different perfusion metric outcomes. This commentary discusses a proof-of-concept case involving comparative assessment of binarization methods for a set of dry age-related macular degeneration OCTA data. One of these methods was deemed preferable based on superior agreement with suspected physiologic and pathophysiologic characteristics, thus demonstrating the principle that, in the absence of gold standards for measurement of choriocapillaris perfusion, the best available approximations of pathophysiology may be used to guide choice of binarization method.

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Geographic AtrophyTomography, Optical CoherenceChoroidFluorescein AngiographyHumansPerfusionAMDbinarizationchoriocapillarisOCTAquantification

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PMID32855890
PMCPMC7422830

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