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SynthesisTranslational vision science & technology2020

Hyperspectral Imaging and the Retina: Worth the Wave?

Sophie Lemmens, Jan Van Eijgen, Karel Van Keer, Julie Jacob, Sinéad Moylett, Lies De Groef, Toon Vancraenendonck, Patrick De Boever, Ingeborg Stalmans

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Synthesis in Translational vision science & technology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Brain and retina in Alzheimer's disease: Pathological intersections and estimates from imaging.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  9. Retina Phantom Model for Hyperspectral Imaging.Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering · 2025
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  14. Potential Retinal Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  18. A High-Resolution Hyperspectral Imaging System for the Retina.Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Sophie LemmensUniversity Hospitals UZ Leuven, Department of Ophthalmology, Leuven, Belgium.
Jan Van EijgenUniversity Hospitals UZ Leuven, Department of Ophthalmology, Leuven, Belgium.
Karel Van KeerUniversity Hospitals UZ Leuven, Department of Ophthalmology, Leuven, Belgium.
Julie JacobUniversity Hospitals UZ Leuven, Department of Ophthalmology, Leuven, Belgium.
Sinéad MoylettDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.
Lies De GroefNeural Circuit Development and Regeneration Research Group, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Toon VancraenendonckVITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research), Health Unit, Boeretang, Belgium.
Patrick De BoeverVITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research), Health Unit, Boeretang, Belgium.
Ingeborg StalmansUniversity Hospitals UZ Leuven, Department of Ophthalmology, Leuven, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Hyperspectral imaging is gaining attention in the biomedical field because it generates additional spectral information to study physiological and clinical processes. Several technologies have been described; however an independent, systematic literature overview is lacking, especially in the field of ophthalmology. This investigation is the first to systematically overview scientific literature specifically regarding retinal hyperspectral imaging. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted, in accordance with PRISMA Statement 2009 criteria, in four bibliographic databases: Medline, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Web of Science. Results: Fifty-six articles were found that meet the review criteria. A range of techniques was reported: Fourier analysis, liquid crystal tunable filters, tunable laser sources, dual-slit monochromators, dispersive prisms and gratings, computed tomography, fiber optics, and Fabry-Perrot cavity filter covered complementary metal oxide semiconductor. We present a narrative synthesis and summary tables of findings of the included articles, because methodologic heterogeneity and diverse research topics prevented a meta-analysis being conducted. Conclusions: Application in ophthalmology is still in its infancy. Most previous experiments have been performed in the field of retinal oximetry, providing valuable information in the diagnosis and monitoring of various ocular diseases. To date, none of these applications have graduated to clinical practice owing to the lack of sufficiently large validation studies. Translational Relevance: Given the promising results that smaller studies show for hyperspectral imaging (e.g., in Alzheimer's disease), advanced research in larger validation studies is warranted to determine its true clinical potential.

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Alzheimer DiseaseHyperspectral ImagingHumansMEDLINERetinaAlzheimereyehyperspectral imagingoximetryretina

Identifiers

PMID32879765
PMCPMC7442879

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