March 2012
Volume 53, Issue 14
Free
ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   March 2012
Plus Disease Diagnosis In Retinopathy Of Prematurity: Vascular Tortuosity As A Function Of Distance From Optic Disc Center
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Katie M. Keck
    Ophthalmology,
    Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
  • Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer
    Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Esra Ataer-Cansizoglu
    Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Sheng You
    Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Deniz Erdogmus
    Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Michael F. Chiang
    Ophthalmology,
    Medical Informatics,
    Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  Katie M. Keck, supported by unrestricted departmental funds from Research to Prevent Blindness (New York, NY) (F); Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, None; Esra Ataer-Cansizoglu, None; Sheng You, None; Deniz Erdogmus, None; Michael F. Chiang, funded by grant EY19474 from the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD), supported by unrestricted departmental funds from Research to Prevent Blindness (New York, NY) (F), unpaid member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Clarity Medical Systems (Pleasanton, CA) (S)
  • Footnotes
    Support  NIH Grant EY19474
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science March 2012, Vol.53, 5865. doi:
  • Views
  • Share
  • Tools
    • Alerts
      ×
      This feature is available to authenticated users only.
      Sign In or Create an Account ×
    • Get Citation

      Katie M. Keck, Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, Esra Ataer-Cansizoglu, Sheng You, Deniz Erdogmus, Michael F. Chiang; Plus Disease Diagnosis In Retinopathy Of Prematurity: Vascular Tortuosity As A Function Of Distance From Optic Disc Center. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2012;53(14):5865.

      Download citation file:


      © ARVO (1962-2015); The Authors (2016-present)

      ×
  • Supplements
Abstract
 
Purpose:
 

Plus disease is a critical marker for treatment-requiring retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and is defined by a standard narrow-angle photograph that displays vessels extending less than 1.0 disc diameters (DD) from the optic disc center superiorly, and approximately 2.0 DD inferiorly. The purpose of this study was to examine vascular tortuosity as a function of distance from the optic disc center in infants with ROP.

 
Methods:
 

34 wide-angle retinal images from infants with ROP were reviewed by 22 experts. A reference standard for each image was defined as the diagnosis (plus vs. no plus) given by the majority of experts. Venules (n=145) and arterioles (n=169) were identified by author consensus. Tortuosity, defined as vessel length from starting point to end point divided by the straight line distance between the same points, was calculated using a computer-based image analysis system developed by the authors. Mean tortuosity was computed as a function of distance from the optic disc center in all images.

 
Results:
 

Among 13 images with plus disease, the mean arterial tortuosity was 1.08 from 0-1.0 DD (n=70 arteries), 1.17 from 0-2.0 DD, 1.19 from 0-3.0 DD, and 1.20 from 0-4.0 DD (p=0.0008 compared to 0-1.0 DD). The mean venous tortuosity was 1.04 from 0-1.0 DD (n=60 veins), 1.08 from 0-2.0 DD, 1.11from 0-3.0 DD, and 1.12 from 0-4.0 DD (p=0.0001 compared to 0-1.0 DD). Among 21 images with no plus disease, the mean arterial tortuosity was 1.05 from 0-1.0 DD (n=99 arteries), 1.09 from 0-2.0 DD, 1.10 from 0-3.0 DD, and 1.11 from 0-4.0 DD (p=0.0004 compared to 0-1.0 DD). The mean venous tortuosity was 1.04 from 0-1.0 DD (n=85 veins), 1.05 from 0-2.0 DD, 1.06 from 0-3.0 DD, and 1.07 from 0-4.0 DD (p=0.01 compared to 0-1.0 DD).

 
Conclusions:
 

There is a continuous increase in vascular tortuosity as a function of distance from the optic disc center from 0-4.0 DD, both in images with and without plus disease. This may have implications for clinical diagnosis, for standard photographic definitions of plus disease, and for the future development of computer-based image analysis systems.

 
Keywords: retinopathy of prematurity 
×
×

This PDF is available to Subscribers Only

Sign in or purchase a subscription to access this content. ×

You must be signed into an individual account to use this feature.

×