May 2003
Volume 44, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2003
Alternate Color Scheme for OCT Images: A Pilot Study
S. Beaton; H. Ishikawa; G. Wollstein; L.A. Paunescu; J.G. Fujimoto; J.S. Schuman
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • S. Beaton
    Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Eye Ctr, Boston, MA, United States
  • H. Ishikawa
    Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Eye Ctr, Boston, MA, United States
  • G. Wollstein
    Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Eye Ctr, Boston, MA, United States
  • L.A. Paunescu
    Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Eye Ctr, Boston, MA, United States
  • J.G. Fujimoto
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • J.S. Schuman
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  S. Beaton, None; H. Ishikawa, None; G. Wollstein, None; L.A. Paunescu, None; J.G. Fujimoto, Carl Zeiss Meditec F, P; J.S. Schuman, Carl Zeiss Meditec F, P.
  • Footnotes
    Support  NEI (R01-EY13178, R01-EY11289, P30-EY13078), MA Lions Eye Res Fund, Res to Prevent Blindness
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2003, Vol.44, 3391. doi:
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      S. Beaton, H. Ishikawa, G. Wollstein, L.A. Paunescu, J.G. Fujimoto, J.S. Schuman; Alternate Color Scheme for OCT Images: A Pilot Study . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2003;44(13):3391.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: To develop a color scheme to display optical coherence tomography (OCT 3, Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., Dublin, CA) images enhancing subtleties of macular pathologies. Methods: Raw data files of OCT 3 images were exported to an IBM compatible PC. Different color schemes were developed and tested on the images using a software program of our own design. Newly developed color schemes were compared with the conventional pseudo-color and linear grayscale and evaluated by 3 OCT experts subjectively. Results: A color scheme with blue-green-yellow gradation pattern in low to medium pixel intensity enhanced subtleties best. Spider web like connective network structures were seen in the images of macular edema cases, while the conventional color scheme and grayscale had less power to reveal these subtleties (Figure). Conclusions: An alternate color scheme may have the potential to enhance subtleties of macular pathologies that may be overlooked with the conventional color scheme or grayscale.  

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Keywords: imaging/image analysis: clinical • imaging methods (CT, FA, ICG, MRI, OCT, RTA, S • image processing 
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