Age and Gender-Related Changes in Choroidal Thickness: Insights from Deep Learning Analysis of Swept-Source OCT Images
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 104511 - 104511
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
The
choroid
is
a
vital
vascular
layer
of
the
eye,
essential
for
maintaining
ocular
health.
Understanding
its
structural
variations,
particularly
choroidal
thickness
(CT),
crucial
early
detection
diseases,
such
as
age-related
macular
degeneration
(AMD),
high
myopia
(HM),
and
diabetes
mellitus
(DM).
Recent
advancements
in
deep
learning
have
significantly
improved
segmentation
measurement
layers.
This
study
aims
to
investigate
age-
gender-related
changes
CT
components
through
analysis
swept-source
optical
coherence
tomography
(SS-OCT)
images.
A
total
262
participants
(136
females
126
males)
were
recruited
from
Peking
University
International
Hospital.
Exclusion
criteria
included
pathologies
systemic
conditions.
SS-OCT
was
utilized
CT,
Sattler
layer-choriocapillaris
complex
(SLCCT),
Haller
(HLT)
measurements.
auto-measurement
method,
based
on
algorithms,
ensured
accuracy.
Ethics
approval
informed
consent
obtained
all
participants.
Significant
thinning
SLCCT
observed
after
age
60,
with
HLT
declining
30.
Females
exhibited
marked
between
ages
40
50,
while
males
began
show
at
60.
research
highlights
thickness,
particular
emphasis
gender
differences.
findings
suggest
that
experience
earlier
thinning,
potentially
attributable
hormonal
changes.
Additionally,
validates
efficiency
algorithms
measuring
thereby
enhancing
reliability
clinical
practice.
Language: Английский
Dual-Branch Network with Hybrid Attention for Multimodal Ophthalmic Diagnosis
Xudong Wang,
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A. Cao,
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Caiye Fan
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et al.
Bioengineering,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12(6), P. 565 - 565
Published: May 25, 2025
In
this
paper,
we
propose
a
deep
learning
model
based
on
dual-branch
with
hybrid
attention
mechanism
for
meeting
challenges
in
the
underutilization
of
features
ophthalmic
image
diagnosis
and
limited
generalization
ability
traditional
single
modal
models
when
using
imbalanced
data.
Firstly,
architecture
layout
is
designed,
which
left
right
branches
use
residual
blocks
to
deal
2D
3D
volume,
respectively.
Secondly,
frequency
domain
transform-driven
module
innovated,
consists
attention,
spatial
channel
respectively,
solve
problem
inefficiency
network
feature
extraction.
Finally,
through
multi-scale
grouped
fusion
mechanism,
local
details
global
structure
information
bimodal
modalities
are
integrated,
solves
caused
by
heterogeneity
features.
The
experimental
results
show
that
accuracy
MOD-Net
improved
1.66%
1.14%
over
GeCoM-Net
ViT-2SPN,
It
can
be
concluded
effectively
mines
correlation
multimodal
images
provides
new
paradigm
intelligent
diseases.
Language: Английский
Age and Gender-Related Changes in Choroidal Thickness: Insights from Deep Learning Analysis of Swept-Source OCT Images
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis of Open-angle Glaucoma
Ophthalmology in Russia,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
21(4), P. 650 - 657
Published: Dec. 22, 2024
This
literature
review
provides
information
on
the
capabilities
and
role
of
OCT-A
in
diagnosis
open-angle
glaucoma.
The
need
for
non-invasive
methods
assessing
ocular
vasculature
has
led
to
development
OCT-angiography
(OCT-A),
which
state
both
retinal
structure
its
vascular
bed
through
blood
flow
analysis,
further
increasing
value
this
imaging
method
compared
conventional
OCT.
Blood
assessment
with
can
be
used
detect
many
abnormalities,
such
as
definition
areas
non-perfusion,
non-functioning
vessels,
appearance
new
vessels
that
are
avascular,
increased
vascularity,
presence
micro-
macroaneurysms,
capillary
remodeling,
macular
telangiectasia,
venous
malformations.
is
a
tool
choroidal
vasculature,
providing
unique
view
system
combined
from
other
modalities
complement
eventually
provide
assist
eye
care
practitioner
diagnosing
or
evaluating
effectiveness
interventions.
parameters
measured
peripapillary
region,
monitoring
vessel
density
important
assess
glaucoma
progression
predict
rate
disease
worsening.
Studies
show
strong
correlation
between
OCT
parameters,
visual
function
by
field
analysis
glaucomatous
eyes.
Future
prospects
diagnostics
using
artificial
intelligence
structural
functional
features
based
early
changes
will
opportunities
identification
patients
at
high
risk
developing
rapidly
progressing
potential
become
part
treatment.
Language: Английский