A Deep Learning Approach for Accurate Discrimination Between Optic Disc Drusen and Papilledema on Fundus Photographs.


Journal

Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ISSN: 1536-5166
Titre abrégé: J Neuroophthalmol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9431308

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
02 Aug 2024
Historique:
medline: 2 8 2024
pubmed: 2 8 2024
entrez: 2 8 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Optic disc drusen (ODD) represent an important differential diagnosis of papilledema caused by intracranial hypertension, but their distinction may be difficult in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to train, validate, and test a dedicated deep learning system (DLS) for binary classification of ODD vs papilledema (including various subgroups within each category), on conventional mydriatic digital ocular fundus photographs collected in a large international multiethnic population. This retrospective study included 4,508 color fundus images in 2,180 patients from 30 neuro-ophthalmology centers (19 countries) participating in the Brain and Optic Nerve Study with Artificial Intelligence (BONSAI) Group. For training and internal validation, we used 857 ODD images and 3,230 papilledema images, in 1,959 patients. External testing was performed on an independent data set (221 patients), including 207 images with ODD (96 visible and 111 buried), provided by 3 centers of the Optic Disc Drusen Studies Consortium, and 214 images of papilledema (92 mild-to-moderate and 122 severe) from a previously validated study. The DLS could accurately distinguish between all ODD and papilledema (all severities included): area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) 0.97 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.96-0.98), accuracy 90.5% (95% CI, 88.0%-92.9%), sensitivity 86.0% (95% CI, 82.1%-90.1%), and specificity 94.9% (95% CI, 92.3%-97.6%). The performance of the DLS remained high for discrimination of buried ODD from mild-to-moderate papilledema: AUC 0.93 (95% CI, 0.90-0.96), accuracy 84.2% (95% CI, 80.2%-88.6%), sensitivity 78.4% (95% CI, 72.2%-84.7%), and specificity 91.3% (95% CI, 87.0%-96.4%). A dedicated DLS can accurately distinguish between ODD and papilledema caused by intracranial hypertension, even when considering buried ODD vs mild-to-moderate papilledema.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Optic disc drusen (ODD) represent an important differential diagnosis of papilledema caused by intracranial hypertension, but their distinction may be difficult in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to train, validate, and test a dedicated deep learning system (DLS) for binary classification of ODD vs papilledema (including various subgroups within each category), on conventional mydriatic digital ocular fundus photographs collected in a large international multiethnic population.
METHODS METHODS
This retrospective study included 4,508 color fundus images in 2,180 patients from 30 neuro-ophthalmology centers (19 countries) participating in the Brain and Optic Nerve Study with Artificial Intelligence (BONSAI) Group. For training and internal validation, we used 857 ODD images and 3,230 papilledema images, in 1,959 patients. External testing was performed on an independent data set (221 patients), including 207 images with ODD (96 visible and 111 buried), provided by 3 centers of the Optic Disc Drusen Studies Consortium, and 214 images of papilledema (92 mild-to-moderate and 122 severe) from a previously validated study.
RESULTS RESULTS
The DLS could accurately distinguish between all ODD and papilledema (all severities included): area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) 0.97 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.96-0.98), accuracy 90.5% (95% CI, 88.0%-92.9%), sensitivity 86.0% (95% CI, 82.1%-90.1%), and specificity 94.9% (95% CI, 92.3%-97.6%). The performance of the DLS remained high for discrimination of buried ODD from mild-to-moderate papilledema: AUC 0.93 (95% CI, 0.90-0.96), accuracy 84.2% (95% CI, 80.2%-88.6%), sensitivity 78.4% (95% CI, 72.2%-84.7%), and specificity 91.3% (95% CI, 87.0%-96.4%).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
A dedicated DLS can accurately distinguish between ODD and papilledema caused by intracranial hypertension, even when considering buried ODD vs mild-to-moderate papilledema.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39090774
doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000002223
pii: 00041327-990000000-00692
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Subventions

Organisme : Singapore National Medical Research Centre
ID : CIRG18Nov-0013
Organisme : Duke-NUS Medical School
ID : 05/FY2019/P2/06-A60

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Copyright © 2024 by North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

Kanchalika Sathianvichitr (K)

Singapore Eye Research Institute (KS, RPN, TZ, DM), Singapore, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School (RPN, MJAG, DM), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Department of Ophthalmology (RPN), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Departments of Clinical Neurological Sciences and Ophthalmology (JAF), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology (CWLY, DM), Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore; Ophthalmic Engineering & Innovation Laboratory (MJAG), Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore; Institute for Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology (MJAG), Basel, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Surgery (FC), University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; Department of Medicine (MYL), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Ophthalmology (MYL, NJN, VB), Emory Eye Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Eye Center (WAL), Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Save Sight Institute (CLF), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Ophthalmology (SH, DM), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Neurology (NJN, VB), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Neurological Surgery (NJN), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; and Rothschild Foundation Hospital (CV-C, DM), Paris, France.

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