Evaluation of a Machine-Learning Classifier for Keratoconus Detection Based on Scheimpflug Tomography.

Journal: Cornea
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate the performance of a support vector machine algorithm that automatically and objectively identifies corneal patterns based on a combination of 22 parameters obtained from Pentacam measurements and to compare this method with other known keratoconus (KC) classification methods.

Authors

  • Irene Ruiz Hidalgo
    *Department of Ophthalmology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium; †Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Antwerp University, Wilrijk, Belgium; and ‡Visual Optics Group, Aragón Materials Science Institute (ICMA) Zaragoza, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, University of Zaragoza, Spain.
  • Pablo Rodriguez
  • Jos J Rozema
  • Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill
  • Nadia Zakaria
  • Marie-José Tassignon
  • Carina Koppen