Robust total retina thickness segmentation in optical coherence tomography images using convolutional neural networks

We developed a fully automated system using a convolutional neural network (CNN) for total retina segmentation in optical coherence tomography (OCT) that is robust to the presence of severe retinal pathology. A generalized U-net network architecture was introduced to include the large context needed to account for large retinal changes. The proposed algorithm outperformed qualitative and quantitatively two available algorithms. The algorithm accurately estimated macular thickness with an error of 14.0 ± 22.1 µm, substantially lower than the error obtained using the other algorithms (42.9 ± 116.0 µm and 27.1 ± 69.3 µm, respectively). These results highlighted the proposed algorithm's capability of modeling the wide variability in retinal appearance and obtained a robust and reliable retina segmentation even in severe pathological cases.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Biomedical optics express - 8(2017), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 3292-3316

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Venhuizen, Freerk G [VerfasserIn]
van Ginneken, Bram [VerfasserIn]
Liefers, Bart [VerfasserIn]
van Grinsven, Mark J J P [VerfasserIn]
Fauser, Sascha [VerfasserIn]
Hoyng, Carel [VerfasserIn]
Theelen, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez, Clara I [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

(100.2960) Image analysis
(100.4996) Pattern recognition, neural networks
(110.4500) Optical coherence tomography
(170.1610) Clinical applications
(170.4470) Ophthalmology
Journal Article

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1364/BOE.8.003292

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM273932268