Correlation of Fundus Fluorescein Angiography and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Identification of Membrane Subtypes in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Correlation of Fundus Fluorescein Angiography and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Identification of Membrane Subtypes in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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DOI:
10.1159/000355091
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发表时间:
2014-01-01
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2.6
通讯作者:
Sivaprasad, Sobha
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作者:
Mathew, Raeba;Pefkianaki, Maria;Sivaprasad, Sobha
Aims: To assess the sensitivity and specificity of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) for the determination of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) subtypes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared to fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) and also the agreement between the two procedures. Design: This was a retrospective, observational study. Methods: We evaluated and compared the CNV subtypes on FFA and OCT in 100 eyes initiated on ranibizumab for neovascular AMD. Results: SDOCT showed high sensitivity (85.7-98.3%) and specificity (84.2-100%) compared to FFA in the diagnosis of the CNV subtype. The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve ranged from 0.9 to 0.93 (p value < 0.0001) for the different CNV subtypes. Weighted kappa statistics showed a near-perfect agreement of 0.85 between the procedures. Conclusion: SDOCT is a reliable tool for the diagnosis of CNV subtypes in neovascular AMD obviating the need for an invasive procedure such as FFA. (C) 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel