Perfusion measures from dynamic ICG scanning laser ophthalmoscopy

Sean Larkin; Alessandro Invernizzi; David Beecher; Giovanni Staurenghi; Tim Holmes

doi:10.1117/12.839534

2 March 2010 Perfusion measures from dynamic ICG scanning laser ophthalmoscopy

Sean Larkin, Alessandro Invernizzi, David Beecher, Giovanni Staurenghi, Tim Holmes

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Proceedings Volume 7550, Ophthalmic Technologies XX; 75500H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.839534
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Movies acquired from fundus imaging using Indocyanine Green (ICG) and a scanning laser ophthalmoscope provide information for identifying vascular and other retinal abnormalities. Today, the main limitation of this modality is that it requires esoteric training for interpretation. A straightforward interpretation of these movies by objective measurements would aid in eliminating this training barrier. A software program has been developed and tested that produces and visualizes 2D maps of perfusion measures. The program corrects for frame-to-frame misalignment caused by eye motion, including rigid misalignment and warp. The alignment method uses a cross-correlation operation that automatically detects the distance due to motion between adjacent frames. The d-ICG movie is further corrected by removing flicker and vignetting artifacts. Each pixel in the corrected movie sequence is fit with a least-squares spline to yield a smooth intensity temporal profile. From the dynamics of these intensity curves, several perfusion measures are calculated. The most effective of these measures include a metric that represents the amount of time required for a vessel to fill with dye, a metric that represents the diffusion of dye, and a metric that is affected by local blood volume. These metrics are calculated from movies acquired before and after treatment for a neovascular condition. A comparison of these before and after measures may someday provide information to the clinician that helps them to evaluate disease progression and response to treatment.

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Sean Larkin, Alessandro Invernizzi, David Beecher, Giovanni Staurenghi, and Tim Holmes "Perfusion measures from dynamic ICG scanning laser ophthalmoscopy", Proc. SPIE 7550, Ophthalmic Technologies XX, 75500H (2 March 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.839534

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