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1. In Vivo Mapping of the Choriocapillaris in Healthy Eyes: a Widefield Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study
  
  Explore ScienceDirect Jun 4 2019 Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose To report variation of choriocapillaris (CC) flow in peripapillary, macular and near/mid periphery regions in healthy subjects using widefield swept source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA). Design Prospective, cross-sectional study. Subjects Fifty healthy subjects. Methods Healthy young subjects were imaged with the SS-OCTA system (PLEX Elite 9000, Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., Dublin, CA, USA). OCTA scans were taken in primary and extremes of gaze and a montage was automatically created. The en face CC images were then exported to imageJ and a semi-automated algorithm was used for subsequent quantitative analysis. Main outcome measures Quantitative analysis of the CC ...
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  Mentions: Carl Zeiss Meditec Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
2. Optical coherence tomography risk factors for development of late age related macular degeneration in the fellow eyes of patients enrolled in the HARBOR Study
  
  Explore Ophthalmology Jun 1 2019 Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose To evaluate the relationship between optical coherence tomography (OCT) features and the progression to late age related macular degeneration (AMD) in the fellow eyes of patients enrolled in the 24-month HARBOR study (NCT00891735) for neovascular AMD. Design post hoc analysis of a phase 3 multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-masked, active treatment-controlled clinical trial. Participants Evaluable subjects (N=501) with macular neovascularization (MNV) secondary to neovascular AMD and early or intermediate AMD in the fellow eye. Methods Volume OCT scans from 501 fellow eyes of 501 patients with MNV were reviewed. Baseline OCT features that were assessed included intraretinal hypereflective foci ...
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  Mentions: Srinivas R. Sadda UCLA
3. Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Imaging of Conjunctiva and Intrasclera in Treated Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
  
  Explore American Journal of Ophthalmology May 15 2019 Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose To investigate conjunctival and intrascleral vasculature in glaucoma eyes using anterior segment (AS)-optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and assess the factors contributing to the vessel density in AS-OCTA images. Design Prospective, cross-sectional study. Methods Thirty-four patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and 20 healthy subjects were included. A swept-source OCT system was used to obtain AS-OCTA images of the corneal limbus at the nasal and temporal quadrants. Vessel densities were measured in the superficial (from the conjunctival epithelium to a depth of 200 μm) and deep (from a depth of 200 μm to 1000 μm) layers. The vessel density ...
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  Mentions: Akitaka Tsujikawa Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Tadamichi Akagi
4. A novel strategy for quantification of panoramic en face optical coherence tomography angiography scan field
  
  Explore Home - Springer Apr 18 2019 Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose To compare the retinal area measured on a panoramic en face optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) image with that on an ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography (UWF FA) image. Methods Sixteen eyes (11 with branch retinal vein occlusion, 2 with central retinal vein occlusion, 1 with branch retinal artery occlusion, and 2 with hypertensive retinopathy) were included in this study. A panoramic en face OCTA image was created from five single non-panoramic en face OCTA 12 × 12-mm images. The panoramic OCTA image was superimposed on the corresponding UWF FA image after image registration; the total retinal area was measured using the ...
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  Mentions: Akitaka Tsujikawa Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Tadamichi Akagi
5. Image processing apparatus, estimation method, system, and medium
  
  Explore uspto.gov Apr 9 2019 Ophthalmology , Patents
  
  The position of the fovea is estimated with high accuracy in a manner such that the thicknesses of a first region including at least a partial region of a region from the internal limiting membrane to the boundary between the external plexiform layer and the external granular layer and a second region including at least a partial region of a region from the boundary to the photoreceptor cell inner segment/outer segment junction are compared with each other, and the position of the fovea is estimated.
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6. Concentric Choriocapillaris Flow Deficits in Retinitis Pigmentosa Detected Using Wide-Angle Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
  
  Explore IOVS Journal Mar 26 2019 Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose : We investigate whether choriocapillaris deficits can be visualized in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) using wide-angle swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), and whether angiography or structure en face images depict a wider area of residual choriocapillaris. Methods : This cross-sectional study included 43 eyes of 43 consecutive patients with RP with a visual acuity ≥0.1, and 12 healthy eyes of 12 volunteers. Using an OCTA device (PLEX Eite 9000), we obtained angiography and structure en face images in the choriocapillaris. The residual choriocapillaris area in a 12 × 12 mm macular cube was measured manually. Results : In patients with ...
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  Mentions: Akitaka Tsujikawa Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
7. Pearls and Pitfalls of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Imaging: A Review
  
  Explore Home - Springer Mar 15 2019 Ophthalmology
  
  Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) has significantly expanded our knowledge of the ocular vasculature. Furthermore, this imaging modality has been widely adopted to investigate different ocular and systemic diseases. In this review, a discussion of the fundamental principles of OCTA is followed by the application of this imaging modality to study the retinal and choroidal vessels. A proper comprehension of this imaging modality is essential for the interpretation of OCTA imaging applications in retinal and choroidal disorders.
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  Mentions: Srinivas R. Sadda Giuseppe Querques UCLA
8. One-Year Outcome Predictors of Strabismus Surgery from Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography with Multiple B-Scan Averaging
  
  Explore Nature Publishing Group Feb 26 2019 Ophthalmology
  
  Strabismologists are eager to identify preoperative or intraoperative strabismus surgery outcome predictors because of the variable effects in each patient. Conjunctival closure position recession after rectus muscle recession is effective for correcting large angle strabismus. The elasticity of the conjunctiva and Tenon’s capsule is important for strabismus surgery management. In this longitudinal study, we evaluated the prognosis of conjunctiva and Tenon’s capsule thickness (CTT) near the limbus 1 year after strabismus surgery with a limbal conjunctival incision using swept-source anterior segment optical coherence tomography with multiple B-scan averaging. Also, we identified preoperative and/or intraoperative parameters associated with ...
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  Mentions: Akitaka Tsujikawa Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
9. Segmentation of the Four-Layered Retinal Vasculature Using High-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Reveals the Microcirculation Unit
  
  Explore IOVS Journal Dec 15 2018 Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose : To differentiate the four layers of the retinal vessel network in the human macula and examine their morphologic features using high-resolution optical coherence tomography angiography (HR-OCTA). Methods : Macular areas measuring 464 × 464 pixels of 10 right eyes of 10 healthy subjects without ocular disease were scanned 10 times using a HR-OCTA device. Averaged OCTA images were created. Based on clear decorrelation signals, four vascular slabs were segmented, comprising one each in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell layer (GCL), and top and bottom of the inner nuclear layer (INL). Qualitative features and quantitative measurements in each slab ...
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  Mentions: Akitaka Tsujikawa Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Sotaro Ooto
10. Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in a Patient With Persistent Pupillary Membrane
  
  Explore The JAMA Network Nov 13 2018 Ophthalmology
  
  The image depicts a 60-year-old woman with bilateral cataracts and no history of amblyopia, strabismus, or systemic diseases. Color slitlamp photography of the left eye ( Figure , A) showed a persistent pupillary membrane, with multiple iris strands extending from collarette to collarette and adhering to the anterior lens surface. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography angiography ( Figure , B) showed vessels originating from the lesser arterial circle of the iris and anastomosing with one another centrally. Persistent pupillary membrane results from incomplete involution of the tunica vasculosa lentis, which supplies the epithelium of the lens during fetal development. 1
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  Mentions: Akitaka Tsujikawa Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
11. Visualization of the Lamina Cribrosa Microvasculature in Normal and Glaucomatous Eyes: A Swept-source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study
  
  Explore LWW Online Sep 4 2018 Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the lamina cribrosa (LC) microvasculature using swept-source (SS) optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images that have been processed using multiple image averaging and a projection-resolved algorithm. OCTA has recently gained popularity for assessing retinal and choroidal microvasculature . However, it is not known if the LC microvasculature , which likely holds important information for further understanding of glaucoma , can be visualized with OCTA. Methods: One normal subject and one glaucomatous subject were enrolled and optic disc 3×3▒mm SS-OCTA cubic images were obtained for each subject. Anterior LC slab frames were developed ...
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  Mentions: Akitaka Tsujikawa Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Tadamichi Akagi
12. Choriocapillaris impairment around the atrophic lesions in patients with geographic atrophy: a swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography study
  
  Explore BJO Online Aug 25 2018 Ophthalmology
  
  Aims To evaluate the choriocapillaris (CC) flow alterations around geographic atrophy (GA) in eyes with dry age-related macular degeneration. Methods Using a swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) device, two volume 6×6 mm scans were acquired in patients with GA presenting between June and December 2017 at the Doheny-UCLA Eye Centers. The area of GA was delineated on the en face structural OCT fundus images. For each eye, the en face OCTA slabs at the level of the CC from the two acquisitions were averaged and compensated for signal loss using the corresponding structural en face images. The resulting ...
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  Mentions: Capital Medical University Srinivas R. Sadda UCLA
13. Conjunctival and Intrascleral Vasculatures Assessed Using Anterior-Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Normal Eyes
  
  Explore American Journal of Ophthalmology Aug 9 2018 Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose To investigate conjunctival and intrascleral vasculatures using anterior-segment (AS) optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in normal eyes. Design Cross-sectional study. Methods AS-OCTA images of the corneal limbus were acquired circumferentially using a swept-source OCT system in 10 eyes of 10 healthy subjects. AS-OCTA flow patterns with en face maximum projection were compared between the superficial (from the conjunctival epithelium to a depth of 200 μm) and deep (from a depth of 200 μm to 1000 μm) layers. The OCTA images were also compared with fluorescein scleral angiography and indocyanine green aqueous angiography images. Quantitative parameters (vessel density, vessel length ...
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  Mentions: UCSD Robert N. Weinreb Akitaka Tsujikawa
14. Lacrimal Canaliculus Imaging Using Optical Coherence Tomography Dacryography
  
  Explore Nature Publishing Group Jul 4 2018
  
  Lacrimal canaliculus (LC) has a key role in tear drainage, but it is difficult to evaluate the LC in detail, using the existing examinations. In this study, our novel LC imaging technique provided the high-resolution images of LC in a non-invasive manner. Three-dimensional images of LC were acquired via the palpebral conjunctiva from 20 healthy volunteers (20 eyes) and 10 patients with various lacrimal disorders (10 eyes), using optical coherence tomography (OCT) dacryography (OCTD). The LC images showed morphological differences between the vertical and horizontal segments. The function of LC could be evaluated by measuring the intralumen signal intensity over ...
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  Mentions: Nagahisa Yoshimura Tadamichi Akagi
15. Pilot study assessing the structural changes in posttrabecular aqueous humor outflow pathway after trabecular meshwork surgery using swept-source optical coherence tomography
  
  Explore Journals | PLOS Jul 4 2018
  
  This study evaluated the morphological change in aqueous humor outflow (AHO) pathways using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) volumetric scans in glaucoma patients before and after glaucoma surgery. In this prospective observational case series, 15 eyes (13 patients) with glaucoma were treated with 120-degree Trabectome or 360-degree suture trabeculotomy and followed up for 3 months. B-scan images of the posttrabecular AHO pathway were reconstructed and the pathway areas were evaluated, before and after surgery. Changes in posttrabecular AHO pathway were qualitatively classified as “increased”, “non-significant change”, and “decreased” on reconstructed B-scan images. Quantitative measurements of the posttrabecular AHO pathway areas ...
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  Mentions: Akitaka Tsujikawa Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Tadamichi Akagi
16. Systems, methods, and devices for optical coherence tomography multiple enface angiography averaging
  
  Explore patentscope.wipo.int Jul 4 2018 Ophthalmology , Patents
  
  The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for improving optical coherence tomography machine outputs through multiple enface optical coherence tomography angiography averaging techniques. The embodiments disclosed herein can be utilized in ophthalmology for employing optical coherence tomography (OCT) for in vivo visualization of blood vessels and the flow of blood in an eye of a patient, which is also known generally as optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). The embodiments disclosed herein can use linear registration, affine registration and/or elastic registration to align a plurality of optical coherence tomography angiography images or videos at corresponding superficial vascular layers having ...
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  Mentions: Srinivas R. Sadda UCLA
17. Systems, methods, and devices for optical coherence tomography multiple enface angiography averaging
  
  Explore uspto.gov Jul 3 2018 Ophthalmology , Patents
  
  Abstract The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for improving optical coherence tomography machine outputs through multiple enface optical coherence tomography angiography averaging techniques. The embodiments disclosed herein can be utilized in ophthalmology for employing optical coherence tomography (OCT) for in vivo visualization of blood vessels and the flow of blood in an eye of a patient, which is also known generally as optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). The embodiments disclosed herein can use linear registration, affine registration and/or elastic registration to align a plurality of optical coherence tomography angiography images or videos at corresponding superficial vascular layers ...
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  Mentions: Srinivas R. Sadda UCLA
18. Multiple enface image averaging for enhanced optical coherence tomography angiography imaging
  
  Explore Wiley Online Library Jun 5 2018 Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose To investigate the effect of multiple enface image averaging on image quality of the optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Methods Twenty‐one normal volunteers were enrolled in this study. For each subject, one eye was imaged with 3 × 3 mm scan protocol, and another eye was imaged with the 6 × 6 mm scan protocol centred on the fovea using the ZEISS Angioplex™ spectral‐domain OCTA device. Eyes were repeatedly imaged to obtain nine OCTA cube scan sets, and nine superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) were individually averaged after registration. Results Eighteen eyes with a 3 ...
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  Mentions: Srinivas R. Sadda UCLA
19. Repeatability and Reproducibility of Superficial Macular Retinal Vessel Density Measurements Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography En Face Images
  
  Explore The JAMA Network Sep 19 2017 Ophthalmology
  
  Importance The repeatability and reproducibility of quantitative metrics from optical coherence tomographic angiography (OCTA) must be assessed before these data can be confidently interpreted in clinical research and practice. Objective To evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of OCTA-derived retinal vascular quantitative metrics. Design, Setting and Participants In this cross-sectional study, 21 healthy volunteers (42 eyes) and 22 patients with retinal disease (22 eyes), including 14 with age-related macular degeneration, 3 with epiretinal membrane, 2 with diabetic retinopathy, 2 with myopic macular degeneration, and 1 with retinal vein occlusion, were enrolled. Participants were recruited from September 1 through November 31, 2016 ...
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  Mentions: University of Southern California Carl Zeiss Meditec Srinivas R. Sadda
20. Quantitative Features of the Choriocapillaris in Healthy Individuals Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
  
  Explore Healio.com Aug 24 2017 Ophthalmology
  
  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To quantify vessel density (VD) and grey value (GV) as a measure of flow in the choriocapillaris (CC) in healthy subjects with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this prospective, noncomparative case series, 3 mm × 3 mm OCTA images of 36 eyes of 22 healthy individuals were obtained using a swept-source instrument. VD and GV levels were calculated on CC en face slabs in the central 1-mm (subfoveal field) and surrounding 2.5-mm parafoveal ring. VD was calculated as a ratio of vessel area over nonvessel area following image binarization. GV was computed as ...
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  Mentions: Carl Zeiss Meditec University of Bonn David Geffen School of Medicine
21. Impact of Multiple En Face Image Averaging on Quantitative Assessment from Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Images
  
  Explore Elsevier Health Mar 18 2017 Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose To investigate the impact of multiple en face image averaging on quantitative measurements of the retinal microvasculature using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Design Prospective, observational, cross-sectional case series. Participants Twenty-one healthy individuals with normal eyes. Methods Macular OCTA images were acquired from all participants using the Zeiss Cirrus 5000 with Angioplex OCTA software (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA). Nine OCTA cube scans per eye were obtained and 9 superficial retinal layer (SRL) and deep retinal layer (DRL) en face OCTA image slabs were averaged individually after registration. Quantitative parameters from the retinal microvasculature were measured on binarized and ...
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  Mentions: Srinivas R. Sadda UCSF
22. Variability of Retinal Thickness Measurements in Tilted or Stretched Optical Coherence Tomography Images
  
  Explore TVST Journal Mar 7 2017 Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose : To investigate the level of inaccuracy of retinal thickness measurements in tilted and axially stretched optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. Methods : A consecutive series of 50 eyes of 50 patients with age-related macular degeneration were included in this study, and Cirrus HD-OCT images through the foveal center were used for the analysis. The foveal thickness was measured in three ways: (1) parallel to the orientation of the A-scan (Tx), (2) perpendicular to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) surface in the instrument-displayed aspect ratio image (Ty), and (3) thickness measured perpendicular to the RPE surface in a native aspect ratio ...
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  Mentions: Zeiss Cirrus HD-OCT Srinivas R. Sadda UCLA
23. In Vivo Choroidal Vascular Lesions in Diabetes on Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography
  
  Explore Journals | PLOS Aug 1 2016 Ophthalmology
  
  Diabetes induces microvascular diseases including diabetic retinopathy and choroidopathy which reciprocally promote the pathogenesis, although optical coherence tomography images of diabetic choroidopathy remains to be documented. Here we evaluated the qualitative characteristics of choroidal vascular lesions in patients with diabetes and their association with diabetic retinopathy on swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) images. We retrospectively reviewed 110 consecutive eyes of 110 patients with diabetes and 35 eyes of 35 healthy subjects for whom SS-OCT images (6x6-mm scans centered on the fovea) of sufficient quality were acquired. The curve of chorioretinal sections was flattened using Bruch’s membrane as a reference ...
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  Mentions: Nagahisa Yoshimura
24. Morphological features in anterior scleral inflammation using swept-source optical coherence tomography with multiple B-scan averaging
  
  Explore BJO Online Jul 7 2016 Ophthalmology
  
  Background/aims To determine the morphological features of anterior scleral inflammation using swept-source optical coherence tomography. Methods In this retrospective observational study, we examined 17 eyes of 14 patients with diffuse anterior scleral inflammation and 13 eyes of 13 young unaffected patients. We compared cross-sectional images of the conjunctiva, episclera and sclera obtained using swept-source optical coherence tomography equipped with a multiple B-scan averaging process between normal eyes and those with episcleritis and scleritis. Results Optical coherence tomography showed that the conjunctival stroma/episclera layer was notably swollen in diseased eyes. The eyes with diffuse anterior scleral inflammation had a ...
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  Mentions: Nagahisa Yoshimura Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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