Relationships Between Retinal Vascular Characteristics and Systemic Indicators in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus.

Journal: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To develop a deep learning method for vessel segmentation in fundus images, measure retinal vessels, and study the connection between retinal vascular features and systemic indicators in diabetic patients.

Authors

  • Xingyu Xiao
    Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
  • Jianchun Zhao
    Vistel AI Lab, Visionary Intelligence Ltd, Beijing, China.
  • Shiqun Lin
    Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
  • Yajie Yang
    Vistel AI Lab, Visionary Intelligence LTD, Beijing, China.
  • Wenhui Li
    College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University.
  • Yan Zhou
    Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, United States.
  • Xiao Zhang
    Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
  • Rongping Dai
    Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.