Automatic segmentation of retinal layers in OCT images with intermediate age-related macular degeneration using U-Net and DexiNed

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Sousa Jefferson AlvesORCID,Paiva Anselmo,Silva Aristófanes,Almeida João Dallyson,Braz Junior GeraldoORCID,Diniz João OtávioORCID,Figueredo Weslley Kelson,Gattass Marcelo

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease that can cause visual impairment and affects the elderly over 50 years of age. AMD is characterized by the presence of drusen, which causes changes in the physiological structure of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and the boundaries of the Bruch’s membrane layer (BM). Optical coherence tomography is one of the main exams for the detection and monitoring of AMD, which seeks changes through the evaluation of successive sectional cuts in the search for morphological changes caused by drusen. The use of CAD (Computer-Aided Detection) systems has contributed to increasing the chances of correct detection, assisting specialists in diagnosing and monitoring disease. Thus, the objective of this work is to present a method for the segmentation of the inner limiting membrane (ILM), retinal pigment epithelium, and Bruch’s membrane in OCT images of healthy and Intermediate AMD patients. The method uses two deep neural networks, U-Net and DexiNed to perform the segmentation. The results were promising, reaching an average absolute error of 0.49 pixel for ILM, 0.57 for RPE, and 0.66 for BM.

Funder

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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