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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Analysis Toolbox: A Repeatable and Reproducible Software Tool for Quantitative Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Analysis.

Authors :
Girgis JM
Saukkonen D
Hüther A
Alibhai AY
Moult EM
Abu-Qamar O
Fujimoto JG
Baumal CR
Witkin AJ
Duker JS
Waheed NK
Source :
Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina] 2023 Feb; Vol. 54 (2), pp. 114-122. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 01.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Background and Objective: The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) Analysis Toolkit (OAT), a custom-designed software package, as a repeatable and reproducible tool for computing OCTA metrics across different devices.<br />Materials and Methods: Fourteen participants were imaged using three devices. Foveal avascular zone, vessel index, vessel length index, and vessel diameter index were calculated using the OAT. Repeatability and reproducibility were assessed using the coefficient of variation and interclass correlation coefficient (ICC).<br />Results: Analysis of identical images demonstrated perfect levels of repeatability for all metrics (coefficient of variation 0%), which was a consequence of the software being deterministic (ie, producing the same outputs for the same inputs). Foveal avascular zone ICC values were in the excellent-to-good range (I CC > 0.6) for all devices. All values for vessel index (VI), vessel length index, and vessel diameter index fell in the good-to-fair (I CC > 0.4) or excellent-to-good range, except for vessel index analysis in the Cirrus device (I CC = 0.34).<br />Conclusions: The OAT appears to be a reliable tool that may enable comparison between OCTA data sets acquired on different imaging instruments, thereby facilitating a more consistent approach to OCTA analysis. [ Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2023;54:114-122.] .

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2325-8179
Volume :
54
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36780632
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3928/23258160-20230206-01