PURPOSE: To determine the interchangeability of 2 anterior segment imaging systems: a very-high-frequency (VHF) ultrasound scanning system (Artemis 2, Ultralink LLC) and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system (Visante, Zeiss). SETTING: Vissum Instituto Oftalmologico de Alicante, Alicante, Spain. METHODS: This study comprised 20 eyes without pathology or previous surgery. The anterior chamber depth (ACD), central corneal thickness (CCT), angle-to-angle distance (ATA), and the iridocorneal angle size (IAS) at the 0-degree and 180-degree positions were measured with 2 imaging techniques: VHF ultrasound scanning and OCT. Analysis of agreement and interchangeability was performed by the Bland and Altman method. In addition, each measurement was performed 3 times consecutively to determine intrasession repeatability by means of the coefficient of variation (CV) and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). RESULTS: No statistically significant differences were found between imaging techniques in ACD, CCT, or ATA (P>.40). The ranges of agreement were 0.20 mm, 16.11 mum, and 0.80 mm for ACD, CCT, and ATA, respectively. Regarding IAS, no statistically significant differences were found in the nasal (P = .78) or temporal (P = .63) measurements between devices. However, the range of agreement for nasal (14.3 degrees) and temporal (14.90 degrees) values was relevant, indicating the 2 techniques cannot be used interchangeably for IAS measurement. Excellent intrasession repeatability scores were obtained (CV and ICC). CONCLUSION: The Artemis 2 and the Visante OCT systems provide equivalent and repeatable measurements of the ACD, CCT, and ATA and can be used interchangeably for these purposes.
PURPOSE: To determine the interchangeability of 2 anterior segment imaging systems: a very-high-frequency (VHF) ultrasound scanning system (Artemis 2, Ultralink LLC) and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system (Visante, Zeiss). SETTING: Vissum Instituto Oftalmologico de Alicante, Alicante, Spain. METHODS: This study comprised 20 eyes without pathology or previous surgery. The anterior chamber depth (ACD), central corneal thickness (CCT), angle-to-angle distance (ATA), and the iridocorneal angle size (IAS) at the 0-degree and 180-degree positions were measured with 2 imaging techniques: VHF ultrasound scanning and OCT. Analysis of agreement and interchangeability was performed by the Bland and Altman method. In addition, each measurement was performed 3 times consecutively to determine intrasession repeatability by means of the coefficient of variation (CV) and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). RESULTS: No statistically significant differences were found between imaging techniques in ACD, CCT, or ATA (P>.40). The ranges of agreement were 0.20 mm, 16.11 mum, and 0.80 mm for ACD, CCT, and ATA, respectively. Regarding IAS, no statistically significant differences were found in the nasal (P = .78) or temporal (P = .63) measurements between devices. However, the range of agreement for nasal (14.3 degrees) and temporal (14.90 degrees) values was relevant, indicating the 2 techniques cannot be used interchangeably for IAS measurement. Excellent intrasession repeatability scores were obtained (CV and ICC). CONCLUSION: The Artemis 2 and the Visante OCT systems provide equivalent and repeatable measurements of the ACD, CCT, and ATA and can be used interchangeably for these purposes.
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