Deep Learning Model for the Detection of Corneal Edema Before Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty on Optical Coherence Tomography Images.
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METHODS: We used our previously described model allowing to classify each pixel in the corneal optical coherence tomography images as "normal" or "edema." We included 1992 images of normal and preoperative edematous corneas. We calculated the edema fraction (EF), defined as the ratio between the number of pixels labeled as "edema," and those representing the cornea for each patient. Differential central corneal thickness (DCCT), defined as the difference in central corneal thickness before and 6 months after surgery, was used to quantify preoperative edema. AUC of EF for the edema detection was calculated for Several DCCT thresholds and a value of 20 µm was selected to define significant edema as it provided the highest area under the curve value.
RESULTS: The area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic curve for EF for the detection of 20 µm of DCCT was 0.97 for all patients, 0.96 for Fuchs and normal only and 0.99 for non-FECD and normal patients. The optimal EF threshold was 0.143 for all patients and patients with FECD.
CONCLUSIONS: Our model is capable of objectively detecting minimal corneal edema before Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty surgery.
TRANSLATIONAL RELEVANCE: Deep learning can help to interpret optical coherence tomography scans and aid the surgeon in decision-making.