Reliability of different image analysis methods for scanning laser Doppler flowmetry

Curr Eye Res. 2008 May;33(5):493-9. doi: 10.1080/02713680802069149.

Abstract

Purpose: To assess reliability and reproducibility of different analysis methods for retinal capillary flow, volume, and velocity from scanning laser Doppler flowmetry (SLDF) topography.

Material and methods: SLDF topography analysis using the default retinal flowmeter (HRF) were compared to that using automatic full-field perfusion image analyzer (AFFPIA) and quantified as intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC).

Results: The AFFPIA full-field method had the highest reliability, with ICC 0.99 for capillary flow. The reproducibility using the AFFPIA full-field method was high ICC 0.74 for capillary flow.

Conclusions: The AFFPIA full-field method is highly reliable and superior to the default HRF software.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
  • Blood Volume / physiology
  • Capillaries / physiology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Laser-Doppler Flowmetry / standards*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Observer Variation
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Retinal Vessels / physiology*