Retinal layer thicknesses retrieved with different segmentation algorithms from optical coherence tomography scans acquired under different signal-to-noise ratio conditions

Glaucomatous damage can be quantified by measuring the thickness of different retinal layers. However, poor image quality may hamper the accuracy of the layer thickness measurement. We determined the effect of poor image quality (low signal-to-noise ratio) on the different layer thicknesses and compared different segmentation algorithms regarding their robustness against this degrading effect. For this purpose, we performed OCT measurements in the macular area of healthy subjects and degraded the image quality by employing neutral density filters. We also analysed OCT scans from glaucoma patients with different disease severity. The algorithms used were: The Canon HS-100’s built-in algorithm ...
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