Comparison between Spectral-Domain and Swept-Source OCT Angiography for the Measurement of Persistent Hypertransmission Defects in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Gissel Herrera MD , Mengxi Shen MD, PhD , Omer Trivizki MD , Jeremy Liu MD , Yingying Shi MD , Farhan E. Hiya MD , Jianqing Li MD , Yuxuan Cheng BS , Jie Lu MD, MS , Qinqin Zhang PhD , Robert C. O’Brien PhD , Giovanni Gregori PhD , Ruikang K. Wang PhD , Philip J. Rosenfeld MD, PhD
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Abstract
Purpose
Spectral-domain OCT angiography (SD-OCTA) scans were tested in an algorithm developed for use with swept-source OCT angiography (SS-OCTA) scans to determine if SD-OCTA scans yielded similar results for the detection and measurement of persistent choroidal hypertransmission defects (hyperTDs).
Design
Retrospective study.
Participants
Forty pairs of scans from 32 patients with late-stage nonexudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Methods
Patients underwent both SD-OCTA and SS-OCTA imaging at the same visit using the 6 × 6 mm OCTA scan patterns. Using a semiautomatic algorithm that helped with outlining the hyperTDs, 2 graders independently validated persistent hyperTDs, which are defined as having a greatest linear dimension ≥250 μm on the en face images generated using a slab extending from 64 to 400 μm beneath Bruch’s membrane. The number of lesions and square root (sqrt) total area of the hyperTDs were obtained from the algorithm using each imaging method.
Main Outcome Measures
The mean sqrt area measurements and the number of hyperTDs were compared.
Results
The number of lesions and sqrt total area of the hyperTDs were highly concordant between the 2 instruments (rc = 0.969 and rc = 0.999, respectively). The mean number of hyperTDs was 4.3 ± 3.1 for SD-OCTA scans and 4.5 ± 3.3 for SS-OCTA scans (P = 0.06). The mean sqrt total area measurements were 1.16 ± 0.64 mm for the SD-OCTA scans and 1.17 ± 0.65 mm for the SS-OCTA scans (P < 0.001). Because of the small standard error of the differences, the mean difference between the scans was statistically significant but not clinically significant.
Conclusions
Spectral-domain OCTA scans provide similar results to SS-OCTA scans when used to obtain the number and area measurements of persistent hyperTDs through a semiautomated algorithm previously developed for SS-OCTA. This facilitates the detection of atrophy with a more widely available scan pattern and the longitudinal study of early to late-stage AMD.
Financial Disclosure(s)
Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.
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