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ArticleBiomedicines2024

Fundus Image Deep Learning Study to Explore the Association of Retinal Morphology with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Polygenic Risk Score.

Adam Sendecki, Daniel Ledwoń, Aleksandra Tuszy, Julia Nycz, Anna Wąsowska, Anna Boguszewska-Chachulska, Andrzej W Mitas, Edward Wylęgała, Sławomir Teper

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Article in Biomedicines, 2024. 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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  1. Current Trends in AI and Eye Disease Diagnostics.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026
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Adam SendeckiChair and Clinical Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7605-8653
Daniel LedwońFaculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7704-2901
Aleksandra TuszyFaculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.ORCID 0009-0005-1334-0236
Julia NyczInstitute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6031-1423
Anna WąsowskaDepartment of Bioinformatics, Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, 02-008 Warszawa, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0913-4497
Anna Boguszewska-ChachulskaGenomed S.A., 02-971 Warszawa, Poland.ORCID 0009-0004-5421-8678
Andrzej W MitasFaculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7833-5845
Edward WylęgałaChair and Clinical Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6707-5790
Sławomir TeperChair and Clinical Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0935-8880

Funding

National Centre for Research and Development STRATEGMED1/234261/2/NCBR/2014Silesian University of Technology 07/010/BK_24/1034 (BK- 378 289/RIB1/2024)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex eye disorder with an environmental and genetic origin, affecting millions worldwide. The study aims to explore the association between retinal morphology and the polygenic risk score (PRS) for AMD using fundus images and deep learning techniques.

methodsThe study used and pre-processed 23,654 fundus images from 332 subjects (235 patients with AMD and 97 controls), ultimately selecting 558 high-quality images for analysis. The fine-tuned DenseNet121 deep learning model was employed to estimate PRS from single fundus images. After training, deep features were extracted, fused, and used in machine learning regression models to estimate PRS for each subject. The Grad-CAM technique was applied to examine the relationship between areas of increased model activity and the retina's morphological features specific to AMD.

resultsUsing the hybrid approach improved the results obtained by DenseNet121 in 5-fold cross-validation. The final evaluation metrics for all predictions from the best model from each fold are MAE = 0.74, MSE = 0.85, RMSE = 0.92, R

conclusionsThe findings indicate an association between fundus images and AMD PRS, suggesting that deep learning models may effectively estimate genetic risk for AMD from retinal images, potentially aiding in early detection and personalized treatment strategies.

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age-related macular degenerationartificial intelligencedeep learningfundus imagespolygenic risk scoreretinal imaging

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PMCPMC11429376

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