Development of a deep learning algorithm for myopic maculopathy classification based on OCT images using transfer learning.

Journal: Frontiers in public health
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To apply deep learning (DL) techniques to develop an automatic intelligent classification system identifying the specific types of myopic maculopathy (MM) based on macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) images using transfer learning (TL).

Authors

  • Xiaoying He
    Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Peifang Ren
    Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
  • Li Lu
    Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
  • Xuyuan Tang
    Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
  • Jun Wang
    Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and the Department of Neurology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
  • Zixuan Yang
    Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
  • Wei Han
    Department of Pharmacology, The Key Laboratory of Neural and Vascular Biology, The Key Laboratory of New Drug Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hebei Province for Mechanism, Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.