THEIA™ development, and testing of artificial intelligence-based primary triage of diabetic retinopathy screening images in New Zealand.

Journal: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association
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Abstract

AIM: To develop and evaluate an artificial intelligence triage system with high sensitivity for detecting referable diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy, while maintaining high specificity for non-referable disease, for clinical implementation within the New Zealand national diabetic retinopathy screening programme.

Authors

  • E Vaghefi
    Toku Eyes, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • S Yang
    Neural Engineering Data Consortium, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, {scott.yang, silvia.lopez, meysam, obeid, picone}@temple.edu.
  • L Xie
    From the Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • S Hill
    Department of Ophthalmology, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • O Schmiedel
    Auckland Diabetes Centre, Auckland District Health Board.
  • R Murphy
    School of Medicine, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • D Squirrell
    Toku Eyes, Auckland, New Zealand.