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ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2025

Retinal Microvascular Biomarker Assessment With Automated Algorithm and Semiautomated Software in the Montrachet Dataset.

Pétra Eid, Abderrahmane Bourredjem, Atif Anwer, Catherine Creuzot-Garcher, Pearse Andrew Keane, Yukun Zhou, Siegfried Wagner, Fabrice Meriaudeau, Louis Arnould

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Pétra EidOphthalmology Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France.
Abderrahmane BourredjemCIC 1432, Epidémiologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon-Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
Atif AnwerInstitut de Chimie Moléculaire Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB), Imagerie Fonctionnelle et moléculaire et Traitement des Images Médicales (IFTIM), Burgundy University, Dijon, France.
Catherine Creuzot-GarcherOphthalmology Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France.
Pearse Andrew KeaneNIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Yukun ZhouNIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Siegfried WagnerNIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Fabrice MeriaudeauInstitut de Chimie Moléculaire Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB), Imagerie Fonctionnelle et moléculaire et Traitement des Images Médicales (IFTIM), Burgundy University, Dijon, France.
Louis ArnouldOphthalmology Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France.

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Purpose: To compare automated and semiautomated methods for the measurement of retinal microvascular biomarkers: the automated retinal vascular morphology (AutoMorph) algorithm and the Singapore "I" Vessel Assessment (SIVA) software. Methods: Analysis of retinal fundus photographs centered on optic discs from the population-based Montrachet Study of adults aged 75 years and older. Comparison and agreement evaluation with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) between SIVA and AutoMorph measures of the central retinal venular and arteriolar equivalent, arteriolar-venular ratio, and fractal dimension. Results: Overall, 1069 fundus photographs were included in this study. The mean age of the patients was 80.04 ± 3.94 years. After the image quality grading process with an optimal threshold, the lowest rejection rate was 51.17% for the AutoMorph analysis (n = 522). The measure of agreement between SIVA and AutoMorph retinal microvascular biomarkers showed a good correlation for vascular complexity (ICC, 0.77-0.47), a poor correlation for vascular calibers (ICC, 0.36-0.23), and no correlation for vascular tortuosity. Significant associations between retinal biomarkers and systemic variables (age, history of stroke, and systolic blood pressure) were consistent between SIVA and AutoMorph. Conclusions: In this dataset, AutoMorph presented a substantial rejection rate. SIVA and AutoMorph provided well-correlated measurements of vascular complexity and caliber with consistent clinical associations. Further comparisons are needed before a transition is made from semiautomated to automated algorithms for the analysis of retinal microvascular biomarkers. Translational Relevance: Open source software needs to be compared with former semiautomated software for retinal microvascular biomarkers assessment before transition in daily clinic and collaborative research.

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AlgorithmsImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMicrovesselsRetinal VesselsSoftwareAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersFemaleHumansMalePhotographyBiomarkers

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PMCPMC11918093

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