Retinal vessel volume reference database derived from volume-rendered optical coherence tomography angiography

Abstract: Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) enables three-dimensional reconstruction of the functional blood vessels in the retina. Therefore, it enables the quantification of 3D retinal vessel parameters such as surface area and vessel volume. In spite of the widespread use of OCTA, no representative volume-rendered vessel volume (VV) data are published to date. In this study, OCTA 3 × 3 mm macular cubes were processed with volume-rendering techniques to measure VV in 203 eyes from 107 healthy volunteers. Generalized linear models (GLM) were constructed to assess the impact of age, gender, visual acuity (VA), spherical equivalent (SE), and axial length (AL) on VV. Overall mean VV was 0.23 ± 0.05mm3. Age and axial length showed a negative correlation with VV. However, GLM model analysis found that AL exerted the most pronounced influence on VV. No statistically significant associations were identified between gender or between left and right eyes. This is the first study to assess 3D OCTA VV and its naturally occurring variations in a large series of healthy subjects. It offers novel insights into the characterization of normal retinal vascular anatomy in healthy individuals, contributing to a valuable reference for future research in this field

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Scientific reports. - 14, 1 (2024) , 2721, ISSN: 2045-2322

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Veröffentlichung
(where)
Freiburg
(who)
Universität
(when)
2024
Creator
Feu-Basilio, Silvia
Maloca, Peter M.
Hasler, Pascal W.
Scholl, Hendrik Peter Nicolas
Marin-Martinez, Sara
Rosinés-Fonoll, Josep
Suarez-Valero, Xavier
Reich, Michael
Lange, Clemens
Egan, Catherine
Zweifel, Sandrine A.
Tufail, Adnan
Spaide, Richard F.
Zarranz-Ventura, Javier

DOI
10.1038/s41598-024-53000-8
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2440299
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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