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Richer E, Solano MM, Cheriet F, Lesk MR, Costantino S. Denoising OCT videos based on temporal redundancy. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6605. [PMID: 38503804 PMCID: PMC10951312 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56935-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
Abstract
The identification of eye diseases and their progression often relies on a clear visualization of the anatomy and on different metrics extracted from Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) B-scans. However, speckle noise hinders the quality of rapid OCT imaging, hampering the extraction and reliability of biomarkers that require time series. By synchronizing the acquisition of OCT images with the timing of the cardiac pulse, we transform a low-quality OCT video into a clear version by phase-wrapping each frame to the heart pulsation and averaging frames that correspond to the same instant in the cardiac cycle. Here, we compare the performance of our one-cycle denoising strategy with a deep-learning architecture, Noise2Noise, as well as classical denoising methods such as BM3D and Non-Local Means (NLM). We systematically analyze different image quality descriptors as well as region-specific metrics to assess the denoising performance based on the anatomy of the eye. The one-cycle method achieves the highest denoising performance, increases image quality and preserves the high-resolution structures within the eye tissues. The proposed workflow can be readily implemented in a clinical setting.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emmanuelle Richer
- Department of Computer Engineering and Software Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Montreal, QC, H1T 2M4, Canada
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- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Montreal, QC, H1T 2M4, Canada
- Department of Ophthalmology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1P1, Canada
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- Department of Computer Engineering and Software Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Montreal, QC, H1T 2M4, Canada
- Department of Ophthalmology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1P1, Canada
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- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Montreal, QC, H1T 2M4, Canada.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1P1, Canada.
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Masís Solano M, Bélanger Nzakimuena C, Dumas R, Lesk MR, Costantino S. Ocular rigidity and choroidal thickness changes in response to microgravity: A case study. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2023; 32:101940. [PMID: 37860670 PMCID: PMC10582271 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2023.101940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Purpose To evaluate ocular rigidity and choroidal thickness changes in response to microgravity and the Valsalva maneuver in a private astronaut. Methods Ophthalmological examination and Optical Coherence Tomography were performed before, during, and after space flight. Choroidal thickness was measured at all time points at rest and during the Valsalva maneuver. Ocular rigidity was obtained before and after flight using a non-invasive method enhanced with deep learning-based choroid segmentation. Results Ocular rigidity decreased after space flight compared to baseline. There was an increase in average choroidal thickness during the Valsalva maneuver compared to the resting condition before, during, and after space flight, and such increase was greater when the Valsalva maneuver was performed during space flight. Conclusions and importance The data indicates biomechanical changes to ocular tissues because of space flight and greater choroidal thickness increase. The findings could lead to a better understanding of space flight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome and may have repercussions for short duration missions in a nascent industry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marissé Masís Solano
- Département d’Ophtalmologie, Université de Montréal, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Canada
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- Département d’Ophtalmologie, Université de Montréal, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Canada
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- Département d’Ophtalmologie, Université de Montréal, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Canada
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Solano MM, Richer E, Cheriet F, Lesk MR, Costantino S. Mapping Pulsatile Optic Nerve Head Deformation Using OCT. Ophthalmol Sci 2022; 2:100205. [PMID: 36531582 PMCID: PMC9754981 DOI: 10.1016/j.xops.2022.100205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop a noninvasive technique to quantitatively assess the pulsatile deformation due to cardiac contractions of the optic nerve head (ONH). DESIGN Evaluation of a diagnostic test or technology. PARTICIPANTS Healthy subjects with no history of refractive surgery, divided into 2 cohorts on the basis of their axial length (AL). METHODS We present a noninvasive technique to quantitatively assess the pulsatile deformation of the ONH tissue by combining high-frequency OCT imaging and widely available image processing algorithms. We performed a thorough validation of the approach, numerically and experimentally, evaluating the sensitivity of the method to artificially induced deformation and its robustness to different noise levels. We performed deformation measurements in cohorts of healthy (n = 9) and myopic (n = 5) subjects in different physiological strain conditions by calculating the amplitude of tissue displacement in both the primary position and abduction. The head rotation was measured using a goniometer. During imaging in abduction, the head was rotated 40° ± 3°, and subjects were instructed to direct their gaze toward the OCT visual target. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Pulsatile tissue displacement maps. RESULTS The robustness of the method was assessed using artificial deformations and increasing noise levels. The results show acceptable absolute errors before the noise simulations grossly exaggerate image degradation. For the group of subjects with AL of < 25 mm (n = 9), the median pulsatile displacement of the ONH was 7.8 ± 1.3 μm in the primary position and 8.9 ± 1.2 μm in abduction. The Wilcoxon test showed a significant difference (P ≤ 0.005) between the 2 paired measures. Reproducibility was tested in 2 different sessions in 5 different subjects with the same intraocular pressure, and an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.99 was obtained (P < 0.005). CONCLUSIONS The computational pipeline demonstrated good reproducibility and had the capacity to accurately map the pulsatile deformation of the optic nerve. In a clinical setting, we detected physiological changes in normal subjects supporting its translation potential as a novel biomarker for the diagnosis and progression of optic nerve diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marissé Masís Solano
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Ophthalmology. Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Computer Engineering and Software Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Computer Engineering and Software Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Ophthalmology. Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Ophthalmology. Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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González MM, Solano MM, Porco TC, Oldenburg CE, Acharya NR, Lin SC, Chan MF. Epidemiology of uveitis in a US population-based study. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect 2018; 8:6. [PMID: 29666980 PMCID: PMC5904090 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-018-0148-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between self-reported uveitis and purported demographic and clinical risk factors, using an American adult population extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for the years 2009 and 2010. This is a cross-sectional, population-based study using a sample of 5106 subjects between 20 and 69 years old. The main outcome for our study was the self-report of a diagnosis of uveitis. The demographic analysis included age, gender, and ethnicity. Potential predictors were having a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), ulcerative colitis (UC), or Crohn’s disease (CD); a history of cigarette smoking; vitamin D deficiency; and different mental health measures. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted using RStudio. Results Of the 5106 participants, 27 had reported a diagnosis of uveitis, showing an adjusted prevalence of 5.4 per 1000 subjects (95% CI 3.4–8.5/1000). Increased age was associated with higher uveitis prevalence in the multivariate analysis (odds ratio [OR] = 1.04, 95% CI 1.01–1.07; p = 0.02). Positive smoking history was reported in 59.2% of patients. Multivariate analysis comparing smoking with the presence of uveitis showed an OR of 3.18 (95% CI 1.59–6.37; p = 0.003), adjusting for age and gender. Moreover, 11.1% of the participants from the uveitis group self-reported a diagnosis of AS and 11.7% informed a diagnosis of UC and 7.1% of CD. The ORs were of 16.64 (95% CI 3.64-76.09; p = 0.001), 11.34 (95% CI 2.69-47.88; p = 0.003), and 22.16 (95% CI 2.64-186.17; p = 0.007), respectively when compared with the non-uveitis group in the multivariate analysis. Conclusions Age, cigarette smoking, AS, UC, and CD are positively associated with self-reported uveitis. There is previous evidence that smoking and female gender are positive risk factors for uveitis, as well as evidence that HLA-B27-positive spondyloarthritides have the highest association with non-infectious uveitis in the adult population in North America and Europe. However, there are no prior studies that have utilized a representative US population-based sample to validate these findings. The present study supports smoking as a risk factor, which has clinical relevance since this is a modifiable habit.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marta Mora González
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, 10 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, 10 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- F.I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94122, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, 10 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.,F.I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94122, USA.,Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, 10 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.,F.I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94122, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, 10 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, 10 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA. .,F.I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94122, USA.
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Coh P, Moghimi S, Chen RI, Hsu CH, Masís Solano M, Porco T, Lin SC. Lens Position Parameters as Predictors of Intraocular Pressure Reduction After Cataract Surgery in Glaucomatous Versus Nonglaucomatous Eyes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2017; 57:2593-9. [PMID: 27163773 PMCID: PMC4868101 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-19384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the relationship between lens position parameters and intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction after cataract surgery in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and in nonglaucomatous patients. Methods The main outcomes of this prospective study were percent and absolute IOP change, which were calculated using the preoperative IOP and the IOP 4 months after cataract surgery in POAG and nonglaucomatous eyes. Lens position (LP), defined as anterior chamber depth (ACD) + one-half lens thickness (LT), was assessed preoperatively using parameters from optical biometry. Preoperative IOP, axial length (AL), ACD, LT, relative lens position (RLP), and the ratio of preoperative IOP to ACD (PD ratio) were also evaluated as potential predictors of IOP change. Results Four months postoperatively, the average IOP reduction was 2.80 ± 3.83 mm Hg (15.79%) from the preoperative mean of 14.73 ± 2.89 mm Hg for nonglaucomatous eyes. The average IOP reduction was 2.66 ± 2.07 mm Hg (16.98%) from the preoperative mean of 14.86 ± 2.97 mm Hg for POAG eyes. Preoperative IOP, sex, AL, ACD, PD ratio, and LP predicted IOP change in nonglaucomatous eyes. Preoperative IOP and PD ratio predicted IOP change in POAG eyes. Conclusions Intraocular pressure reduction after phacoemulsification cataract surgery in nonglaucomatous eyes is significantly greater in more anteriorly positioned lenses. Though it did not reach statistical significance in patients with glaucoma, the association of LP with IOP reduction is in the same direction as in nonglaucomatous patients where smaller LP appears to predict greater IOP reduction. Lens position is a simple, easily calculable, accurate, and widely available parameter, which clinicians can potentially utilize in managing glaucoma.
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- Paul Coh
- Department of Ophthalmology University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States 2Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Ophthalmology University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States 3Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States 4Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Medical University, Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States 5Department of Ophthalmology, Costa Rica University, Clinica Oftalmologica/CCSS, San Jose, Costa Rica
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
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