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ArticleKorean journal of ophthalmology : KJO2023

Diagnosing Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Using Color Fundus Photography, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.

Sejun Park, Junwoo Lee, Jong Beom Park, Eung Suk Kim, Seung-Young Yu, Min Seok Kang, Kiyoung Kim

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Article in Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO, 2023. 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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Sejun ParkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Junwoo LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jong Beom ParkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eung Suk KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seung-Young YuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Min Seok KangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kiyoung KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kyung Hee University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare the diagnostic accuracy of differentiating polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) from exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD), using color fundus photography (CFP), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and swept-source OCT angiography (SS-OCTA) without using indocyanine green angiography (ICGA).

methodsTreatment-naive eyes with exudative AMD that underwent CFP, OCT, SS-OCTA, and ICGA imaging before treatment were identified. Images of each patient were categorized into two sets (set A, CFP + OCT; set B, CFP + SS-OCTA). In set B, both the en face and cross-sectional B scans were analyzed. Each set was reviewed by two graders, and it was determined whether the presumed diagnosis was PCV. Sensitivity, specificity, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for the diagnosis of PCV were assessed for each set by comparing diagnoses that included ICGA. The number of polypoidal lesions in each set was calculated and compared to ICGA.

resultsA total of 94 eyes from 94 patients with AMD were included in the study, of which 66.0% were male, and the mean age was 71.8 ± 9.0 years. The PCV diagnosis rate using ICGA was 45.7%. The sensitivity was 0.88 for set A and 0.93 for set B, while the specificity was 0.94 for set A and 0.96 for set B. The AUC was 0.90 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.83-0.97) for set A and 0.96 (95% CI, 0.90-1.00) for set B. Set A detected 1.28 ± 0.91 polypoidal lesions, while set B detected 1.47 ± 1.01; ICGA showed 1.51 ± 0.86.

conclusionsThis study highlights that, without using ICGA, both CFP combined with OCT and CFP combined with SS-OCTA demonstrate high sensitivity, specificity, and AUC in diagnosing PCV. It is evident that SS-OCTA contributes to enhancing sensitivity, specificity, and AUC for PCV diagnosis.

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Choroidal NeovascularizationPolypsAgedAged, 80 and overChoroidCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFluorescein AngiographyFundus OculiHumansIndocyanine GreenMaleMiddle AgedPhotographyPolypoidal Choroidal VasculopathyRetrospective StudiesIndocyanine GreenOptical coherence tomographyPolypoidal choroidal vasculopathyPolypoidal lesionsSwept-source optical coherence tomography angiography

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PMID37899281
PMCPMC10721403
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