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ArticleScientific reports2021

Clinical features and prognosis of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy with different morphologies of branching vascular network on optical coherence tomography angiography.

Shang-Te Ma, Chu-Hsuan Huang, Yun-Chia Chang, Tso-Ting Lai, Yi-Ting Hsieh, Tzyy-Chang Ho, Chung-May Yang, Cheng-Guo Cheng, Chang-Hao Yang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Shang-Te MaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Chu-Hsuan HuangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yun-Chia ChangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tso-Ting LaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yi-Ting HsiehDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tzyy-Chang HoDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chung-May YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Cheng-Guo ChengDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chang-Hao YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. chyangoph@ntu.edu.tw.
National Taiwan University Hospital · TWCathay General Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TWTaipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study highlights the clinical features and treatment response of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) among three different branching vascular network (BVN) morphologies in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), and further correlates the BVN features with those under fluorescent angiography (FA) and indocyanine green angiography (ICGA). In total, we reviewed 70 eyes with PCV followed up for > 12 months. OCTA, ICGA and FA images were obtained at baseline and post-treatments. BVN was assessed using OCTA and divided into three types by a previously described BVN classification: type 1 (trunk), type 2 (glomeruli), and type 3 (stick). At baseline, type 1 BVN had the poorest vision and thinnest subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), whereas type 3 had the best vision and thickest SFCT. The aforementioned trend sustained after treatments. Each BVN morphology in OCTA showed typical features in FA + ICGA and encompassed significant correlation (p = 0.004). In conclusion, OCTA is an innovative imaging tool for the detection and classification of BVN in PCV. Furthermore, OCTA has advantages of being noninvasive and free of systemic toxicities. The BVN can be divided into three types based on morphological characteristics in OCTA, which play crucial roles in clinical presentations and treatment outcomes.

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AgedAngiographyChoroidChoroidal NeovascularizationChoroid DiseasesFemaleHumansIndocyanine GreenMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesTomography, Optical CoherenceIndocyanine Green

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PMID34497317
PMCPMC8426494
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