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ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2024

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Perfusion Density as Biomarker for Screening Diabetic Nephropathy.

Xiao Xie, Wenqi Wang, Hongyan Wang, Zhiping Zhang, Xiaomeng Yuan, Yanmei Shi, Yanfeng Liu, Qingjun Zhou, Tingting Liu

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  1. Evaluation of retinochoroidal changes after implantable collamer lens implantation: insights from UWF-SS-OCTA and AI-based 3D modeling.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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Xiao XieEye Institute of Shandong First Medical University, Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Eye Hospital), Jinan, China.
Wenqi WangDepartment of Chinese Medicine Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital), Jinan, China.
Hongyan WangEye Institute of Shandong First Medical University, Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Eye Hospital), Jinan, China.
Zhiping ZhangFirst Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Xiaomeng YuanEye Institute of Shandong First Medical University, Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Eye Hospital), Jinan, China.
Yanmei ShiFirst Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Yanfeng LiuJinan Health Care Center for Women and Children, Jinan, China.
Qingjun ZhouState Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Qingdao, China.
Tingting LiuEye Institute of Shandong First Medical University, Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Eye Hospital), Jinan, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: To identify a reliable biomarker for screening diabetic nephropathy (DN) using artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted ultra-widefield swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (UWF SS-OCTA). Methods: This study analyzed data from 169 patients (287 eyes) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), resulting in 15,211 individual data points. These data points included basic demographic information, clinical data, and retinal and choroidal data obtained through UWF SS-OCTA for each eye. Statistical analysis, 10-fold cross-validation, and the random forest approach were employed for data processing. Results: The degree of retinal microvascular damage in the diabetic retinopathy (DR) with the DN group was significantly greater than in the DR without DN group, as measured by SS-OCTA parameters. There were strong associations between perfusion density (PD) and DN diagnosis in both the T2DM population (r = -0.562 to -0.481, P < 0.001) and the DR population (r = -0.397 to -0.357, P < 0.001). The random forest model showed an average classification accuracy of 85.8442% for identifying DN patients based on perfusion density in the T2DM population and 82.5739% in the DR population. Conclusions: Quantitative analysis of microvasculature reveals a correlation between DR and DN. UWF PD may serve as a significant and noninvasive biomarker for evaluating DN in patients through deep learning. AI-assisted SS-OCTA could be a rapid and reliable tool for screening DN. Translational Relevance: We aim to study the pathological processes of DR and DN and determine the correspondence between their clinical and pathological manifestations to further clarify the potential of screening DN using AI-assisted UWF PD.

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Artificial IntelligenceDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NephropathiesDiabetic RetinopathyTomography, Optical CoherenceAdultAgedBiomarkersFemaleFluorescein AngiographyHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetinal VesselsBiomarkers

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