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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology2021

Geometric Perfusion Deficits: A Novel OCT Angiography Biomarker for Diabetic Retinopathy Based on Oxygen Diffusion.

Siyu Chen, Eric M Moult, Linda M Zangwill, Robert N Weinreb, James G Fujimoto

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Siyu ChenDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Eric M MoultDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Linda M ZangwillHamilton Glaucoma Center, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology and the Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Robert N WeinrebHamilton Glaucoma Center, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology and the Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
James G FujimotoDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: jgfuji@mit.edu.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · USUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

Novel Optical Diagnostics with Optical Coherence TomographyR01EY011289 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI JAMES G FUJIMOTO · 1995 to 2026
$9.5M
Diagnosis and Monitoring of Glaucoma with Optical Coherence Tomography AngiographyR01EY029058 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI WEINREB, ROBERT N · 2018 to 2024
$4.2M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY011289NEI NIH HHS R01 EY029058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo develop geometric perfusion deficits (GPD), an optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) biomarker based on oxygen diffusion, and to evaluate its utility in a pilot study of healthy subjects and patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR).

designRetrospective cross-sectional study.

methodsCommercial spectral-domain optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) instruments were used to acquire repeated 3 × 3-mm

resultsRepeated OCTA scans of 15 normal eyes and 12 DR eyes were obtained. For all en face projections, GPD percentages were significantly higher in DR eyes than in normal eyes; vessel density percentages were significantly lower in all but 1 projection (DCP). Large GPD areas were used to identify focal perfusion deficits. Test-retest analysis showed that the GPD percentage had superior repeatability than the vessel density percentage in most cases. A strong negative correlation between the GPD percentage and the vessel density percentage was also found.

conclusionsGeometric perfusion deficits, an OCTA biomarker based on oxygen diffusion, provides a quantitative metric of macular microvascular remodeling with a strong physiological underpinning. The GPD percentage may serve as a useful biomarker for detecting and monitoring DR.

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AdultAgedCapillariesCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetic RetinopathyFemaleFluorescein AngiographyFundus OculiHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxygenPilot ProjectsRegional Blood FlowReproducibility of ResultsRetinal VesselsOxygen

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