Classification of advanced and early stages of diabetic retinopathy from non-diabetic subjects by an ordinary least squares modeling method applied to OCTA images

Jennifer Cano, William D. O Neill, Richard D. Penn, Norman P. Blair, Amir H. Kashani, Hossein Ameri, Carolyn L. Kaloostian, Mahnaz Shahidi

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Abstract

As the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) continues to rise, there is a need to develop computer-aided screening methods. The current study reports and validates an ordinary least squares (OLS) method to model optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images and derive OLS parameters for classifying proliferative DR (PDR) and no/mild non-proliferative DR (NPDR) from non-diabetic subjects. OLS parameters were correlated with vessel metrics quantified from OCTA images and were used to determine predicted probabilities of PDR, no/mild NPDR, and non-diabetics. The classification rates of PDR and no/mild NPDR from non-diabetic subjects were 94% and 91%, respectively. The method had excellent predictive ability and was validated. With further development, the method may have potential clinical utility and contribute to image-based computer-aided screening and classification of stages of DR and other ocular and systemic diseases.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4666-4678
Number of pages13
JournalBiomedical Optics Express
Volume11
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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