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ArticleBMC medical imaging2026

Retinal thickness and microvascular alterations in the diagnosis of behcet's disease: a case-control study.

Zheng-Mao Xing, Cheng Chen, Lei Zhong, Jin-Yu Hu, Yan-Mei Zeng, Xiao-Yu Wang, Liang-Qi He, Qian-Min Ge, Qian Ling, Xu Chen and 2 more

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Zheng-Mao Xing *Department of Ophthalmology, Nanchang People's Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330025, China.
Cheng Chen *Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Lei ZhongDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai, 200080, China.
Jin-Yu HuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Yan-Mei ZengDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Xiao-Yu WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Liang-Qi HeDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Qian-Min GeDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Qian LingDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Xu ChenOphthalmology Centre of Maastricht University, Maastricht, Limburg Province, 6200MS, Netherlands.
Yi-Xin WangSchool of optometry and vision science, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, Wales.
Yi ShaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai, 200080, China. freebee99@163.com.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82160195
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backgroundIn the current study optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) was used to compare retinal thickness (RT) and superficial vascular density (SVD) in patients with Behcet’s disease (BD) and healthy controls.

methodsThe study included 17 BD patients (34 eyes) and 17 healthy participants (34 eyes). Each eye had an en-face OCTA scan. Macular RT and SVD were assessed in both groups after segmenting each image into 9 subregions.

resultsBD patients and controls had significantly different visual acuity (p < 0.001). Compared to the control group, BD patients had increased inner RT in the inner superior, inferior, temporal, outer superior, inferior, and center regions, and increased full RT in the inner inferior, outer inferior and superior regions (p < 0.05). RT was positively correlated with visual acuity in the outer and full retina at outer temporal regions (p < 0.05). Also, c-reactive protein was positively correlated with full and outer RT in the center region in patients with BD (p < 0.05). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the outer nasal region of the SVD was 0.913 (95% confidence interval: 0.835–0.991).

conclusionThe OS region of full RT and the II region of inner RT in the macular region may serve as a diagnostic marker for BD, and has clinical significance for auxiliary imaging diagnosis.

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Behcet SyndromeRetinaRetinal VesselsTomography, Optical CoherenceAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleFluorescein AngiographyHumansMaleMiddle AgedVisual AcuityBehcet’s diseaseOptical coherence tomography angiographyRetinal thicknessVascular density

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PMID41715012
PMCPMC12922311

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