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Ching J, AlHarby L, Sagoo MS, Damato B. Is Tumour Thickness Measurement Required for MOLES Scoring of Melanocytic Choroidal Tumours? Ocul Oncol Pathol 2023; 9:40-47. [PMID: 38376089 PMCID: PMC10821789 DOI: 10.1159/000529862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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Introduction It can be challenging to distinguish between choroidal naevi and melanomas in the community setting, particularly without access to ultrasonography (US), required to measure the thickness of melanocytic choroidal tumours. We aimed to determine whether thickness measurement is required for MOLES scoring of melanocytic choroidal tumours. Methods The dataset of a recent MOLES evaluation was reviewed. Patients were selected for the present study if their MOLES tumour size category was determined by tumour thickness measured with US. The largest basal tumour diameter and tumour thickness were then measured from ultra-widefield fundus images and optical coherence tomography (OCT) images, respectively. Results The tumour size category was determined by tumour diameter in 203/222 (91.4%) with no influence of tumour thickness. The tumour thickness influenced the MOLES score in 19/222 (8.6%) patients. In 11/19 patients with OCT measurements of tumour thickness, the US measurement exceeded the OCT by more than 25% in 5 patients, more than 50% in 2 patients, and more than 75% in 1 patient. As a result, the revised tumour thickness based on OCT determined the size category in 4/216 (1.8%) patients. The ultra-widefield fundus images measurements increased the diameter score by 1 in 5 patients. As a result, the revised tumour thickness determined the size category in 4/216 (1.8%) patients. If both the revised diameter and thickness scores were considered, the MOLES score reduced in 4 patients. If both the diameter and thickness scores were considered, the MOLES score reduced in 5 and increased in 1. Only 0.94% (2/211) of melanocytic choroidal tumours assessed with MOLES when using Optos ultra-widefield fundus images diameter and OCT to measure tumour diameter and thickness, respectively, required a change in management from a reduction in MOLES score from 1 to 0. Discussion/Conclusion This study suggests that the MOLES category for size is influenced more by the tumour diameter, if it can be measured accurately, than by the thickness. This study suggests ignoring tumour thickness if this cannot be measured accurately with OCT, unless the tumour has a mushroom shape.
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- Jared Ching
- Ocular Oncology Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
- John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology, University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology, University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology, University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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Brockmann C, Brockmann T, Dera AU, Do HV, Rusch W, Schaub F, Fuchsluger TA, Stachs O. Retinal and Choroidal Ultra-Widefield OCT - Technology, Insights, and Clinical Relevance. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2022; 239:1447-1453. [PMID: 36493764 DOI: 10.1055/a-1947-5562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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As one of the most state-of-the-art procedures for retinal and choroidal imaging, ultra-widefield optical coherence tomography (UWF-OCT) offers significant gains in terms of information pertaining to peripheral retinal lesions and their differential diagnoses. In particular, it enables the presence of minimal accumulations of subretinal fluid to be assessed in detail and then documented. It also enables choroidal expansion of choroidal lesions to be precisely measured. Similar to conventional OCT, its only limitations relate to patient compliance and opacities of the ocular media. While the pupil width is somewhat less important here, the quality of the images is nevertheless better with the patient under medication-induced mydriasis. Used in combination with UWF fundus photography, UWF-OCT is a helpful tool for assessing and monitoring peripheral retinal and choroidal lesions.
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- Claudia Brockmann
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Deutschland
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Hyperreflective foci in the choroid of normal eyes. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021; 260:759-769. [PMID: 34674030 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-021-05469-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate hyperreflective choroidal foci (HCF) using en face swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) and determine the factors that contribute to the distribution of HCF in normal eyes. METHODS In this retrospective study, we included healthy eyes with a normal fundus. HCF were defined as hyperreflective spots on en face SS-OCT images. The number, mean area, total area, and circularity of the HCF were compared with various choroid measurements obtained using SS-OCT, SS-OCT angiography, and fundus photography. RESULTS We investigated 51 eyes from 51 patients. The mean patient age was 56.0 ± 14.7 years, and 32 (62.7%) were female. The number and total area of HCF did not differ between the female and male patients and the right and left eyes. The number of HCF was correlated with the stromal area of the choroid (r = 0.291, P = 0.040) and subfoveal choroidal vascularity index (r = - 0.364, P = 0.009). The total area of HCF was correlated with the stromal area of the choroid (r = 0.283, P = 0.045). However, the number and total area of HCF were not correlated with age, degree of macular tessellation, subfoveal choroidal thickness, and choriocapillaris vascular density and flow void area. CONCLUSION HCF were observed in normal eyes, and their distribution was associated with the underlying stromal component of the choroid. The results of this study can be used as a reference for determining abnormal hyperreflective foci in the choroid of the eyes with various diseases.
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Li X, Wang L, Zhang L, Tang F, Wei X. Application of Multimodal and Molecular Imaging Techniques in the Detection of Choroidal Melanomas. Front Oncol 2021; 10:617868. [PMID: 33634026 PMCID: PMC7902045 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.617868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Choroidal melanomas are the most common ocular malignant tumors worldwide. The onset of such tumors is insidious, such that affected patients often have no pain or obvious discomfort during early stages. Notably, enucleation is required for patients with a severe choroidal melanoma, which can seriously impact their quality of life. Moreover, choroidal melanomas metastasize early, often to the liver; this eventually causes affected patients to die of liver failure. Therefore, early diagnosis of choroidal melanomas is extremely important. Unfortunately, an early choroidal melanoma is easily confused with a choroidal nevus, which is the most common benign tumor of the eye and does not often require surgical treatment. This review discusses recent advances in the use of multimodal and molecular imaging to identify choroidal melanomas and choroidal nevi, detect early metastasis, and diagnose patients with choroidal melanomas.
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- Xuying Li
- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, ShangjinNanfu Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, ShangjinNanfu Hospital, Chengdu, China
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Laíns I, Wang JC, Cui Y, Katz R, Vingopoulos F, Staurenghi G, Vavvas DG, Miller JW, Miller JB. Retinal applications of swept source optical coherence tomography (OCT) and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Prog Retin Eye Res 2021; 84:100951. [PMID: 33516833 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2021.100951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The advent of optical coherence tomography (OCT) revolutionized both clinical assessment and research of vitreoretinal conditions. Since then, extraordinary advances have been made in this imaging technology, including the relatively recent development of swept-source OCT (SS-OCT). SS-OCT enables a fast scan rate and utilizes a tunable swept laser, thus enabling the incorporation of longer wavelengths than conventional spectral-domain devices. These features enable imaging of larger areas with reduced motion artifact, and a better visualization of the choroidal vasculature, respectively. Building on the principles of OCT, swept-source OCT has also been applied to OCT angiography (SS-OCTA), thus enabling a non-invasive in depth-resolved imaging of the retinal and choroidal microvasculature. Despite their advantages, the widespread use of SS-OCT and SS-OCTA remains relatively limited. In this review, we summarize the technical details, advantages and limitations of SS-OCT and SS-OCTA, with a particular emphasis on their relevance for the study of retinal conditions. Additionally, we comprehensively review relevant studies performed to date to the study of retinal health and disease, and highlight current gaps in knowledge and opportunities to take advantage of swept source technology to improve our current understanding of many medical and surgical chorioretinal conditions. We anticipate that SS-OCT and SS-OCTA will continue to evolve rapidly, contributing to a paradigm shift to more widespread adoption of new imaging technology to clinical practice.
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- Inês Laíns
- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Retinal Imaging Lab, Boston, MA, USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Retinal Imaging Lab, Boston, MA, USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Retinal Imaging Lab, Boston, MA, USA; Guangdong Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Retinal Imaging Lab, Boston, MA, USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Retinal Imaging Lab, Boston, MA, USA
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "Luigi Sacco", University of Milan, Italy
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Retinal Imaging Lab, Boston, MA, USA.
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Surve A, Azad S, Venkatesh P, Kumar V, Chawla R, Gupta V, Vohra R. Choroidal Vascular Pattern in Cases of Sturge-Weber Syndrome. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 3:1091-1097. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2019.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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