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ArticleBiomedical optics express2025

ISOSNet: a unified framework for cone photoreceptor detection and inner segment and outer segment length measurement from AO-OCT B-scans.

Mengxi Zhou, Yue Zhang, Eli Kirkendall, Amin Karimi Monsefi, Matthew Wolfe, Kiran A Chitkara, Stacey S Choi, Nathan Doble, Srinivasan Parthasarathy, Rajiv Ramnath

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Mengxi ZhouThe Ohio State University, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, 2015 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8259-5874
Yue ZhangThe Ohio State University, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, 2015 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9337-6839
Eli KirkendallThe Ohio State University, College of Optometry, 338 W 10th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Amin Karimi MonsefiThe Ohio State University, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, 2015 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Matthew WolfeThe Ohio State University, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Havener Eye Institute, 915 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43212, USA.
Kiran A ChitkaraThe Ohio State University, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Havener Eye Institute, 915 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43212, USA.
Stacey S ChoiThe Ohio State University, College of Optometry, 338 W 10th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Nathan DobleThe Ohio State University, College of Optometry, 338 W 10th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Srinivasan ParthasarathyThe Ohio State University, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, 2015 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Rajiv RamnathThe Ohio State University, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, 2015 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.

Funding

The Ohio State University Vision Sciences Research Core Program (OSU-VSRCP)P30EY032857 · NEI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Nathan Doble · 2022 to 2026
$3.6M
Full Field OCT for Cellular Level Structural and Functional Retinal ImagingR01EY031098 · NEI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI DOBLE, NATHAN, ZAWADZKI, ROBERT J · 2020 to 2023
$2.3M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY032857NEI NIH HHS R01 EY031098
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Abstract

Adaptive optics-optical coherence tomography (AO-OCT) enables cellular-level in vivo visualization of cone photoreceptors in the human retina. Cone biomarkers, such as density, inner segment (IS), and outer segment (OS) lengths, are potentially important for the early detection of many outer retinal conditions. However, their dense spatial packing necessitates automated analytical methods, and most existing approaches focus primarily on cone detection without addressing their detailed structural characteristics. To address this limitation, a unified neural network, termed ISOSNet, is introduced for simultaneous cone detection and IS/OS length measurement. Labeled AO-OCT B-scan datasets, encompassing healthy individuals across multiple retinal locations, were collected for model training and evaluation. Experimental results demonstrate an F1 score of 0.886 for cone detection and relative error rates of 6% and 11% for IS and OS length measurement, respectively. Validation on images from diseased retinas-despite the model being trained only on healthy retina data-highlights the generalizability of the proposed framework.

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PMCPMC12339291

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