Computer versus human-expert ranking of posterior pole vascular tortuosity and dilation using retinal vessel maps generated from bedside optical coherence tomography: a proof-of-concept study

J AAPOS. 2023 Dec;27(6):351-354. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.08.009. Epub 2023 Oct 5.

Abstract

Semiautomated computer software (ie, ROPtool) can trace and analyze optical coherence tomography (OCT)-generated retinal vessel maps for plus/pre-plus disease with high reliability and accuracy. This proof-of-concept study found that ROPtool can reliably rank OCT-generated vessel maps for tortuosity and combined tortuosity/dilation, which correlated well with human-expert rankings and clinical examination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Computers
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted* / methods
  • Dilatation
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Retinal Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity* / diagnosis
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence