Artificial Intelligence-based quantitative evaluation of retinal vascular parameters in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy.

Journal: Endocrine
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) may result in increased metabolism and abnormalities in microcirculation. The fractal dimension (Df) of retinal vessels has been shown to be related to the pathology of a number of ophthalmic disorders, but it hasn't been investigated in TAO.

Authors

  • Xue Jiang
    Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China.
  • Li Dong
    Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. donglikn199@163.com.
  • Lihua Luo
    Reproductive and Genetic Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
  • Dengji Zhou
    EVision Technology (Beijing) Co. LTD, Beijing, China.
  • Saiguang Ling
    EVision Technology, Beijing, China.
  • Dongmei Li
    Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.