Abstract
Purpose: :
To investigate the variability of interpretation of optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of multiple vitreoretinal pathologies among a large group of retina specialists.
Methods: :
Twenty–eight retina specialists independently analyzed OCT images of ten patients with macular pathology. For each patient, two scans and a brief one sentence clinical history was provided. No diagnoses were provided.
Results: :
Considering all cases, the mean overall agreement of diagnosis was 86.7% (range, 71.43% to 96.43%). Confidence intervals and p–values were calculated for each case, and all agreement levels were statistically significant.
Conclusions: :
The interpretation of OCT images of numerous distinct macular pathologies was consistent among members of a large group of retina specialists.
Keywords: retina • imaging/image analysis: clinical • imaging methods (CT, FA, ICG, MRI, OCT, RTA, SLO, ultrasound)