J H Kim1, S W Kang2, J-r Kim2, Y S Chang3. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kim's Eye Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. 3. 1] Department of Ophthalmology, Kim's Eye Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea [2] Department of Ophthalmology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of image compression of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) images in the examination of eyes with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS: Thirty eyes from 30 patients who were diagnosed with exudative AMD were included in this retrospective observational case series. The horizontal OCT scans centered at the center of the fovea were conducted using spectral-domain OCT. The images were exported to Tag Image File Format (TIFF) and 100, 75, 50, 25 and 10% quality of Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format. OCT images were taken before and after intravitreal ranibizumab injections, and after relapse. The prevalence of subretinal and intraretinal fluids was determined. Differences in choroidal thickness between the TIFF and JPEG images were compared with the intra-observer variability. RESULTS: The prevalence of subretinal and intraretinal fluids was comparable regardless of the degree of compression. However, the chorio-scleral interface was not clearly identified in many images with a high degree of compression. In images with 25 and 10% quality of JPEG, the difference in choroidal thickness between the TIFF images and the respective JPEG images was significantly greater than the intra-observer variability of the TIFF images (P=0.029 and P=0.024, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: In OCT images of eyes with AMD, 50% of the quality of the JPEG format would be an optimal degree of compression for efficient data storage and transfer without sacrificing image quality.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of image compression of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) images in the examination of eyes with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS: Thirty eyes from 30 patients who were diagnosed with exudative AMD were included in this retrospective observational case series. The horizontal OCT scans centered at the center of the fovea were conducted using spectral-domain OCT. The images were exported to Tag Image File Format (TIFF) and 100, 75, 50, 25 and 10% quality of Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format. OCT images were taken before and after intravitreal ranibizumab injections, and after relapse. The prevalence of subretinal and intraretinal fluids was determined. Differences in choroidal thickness between the TIFF and JPEG images were compared with the intra-observer variability. RESULTS: The prevalence of subretinal and intraretinal fluids was comparable regardless of the degree of compression. However, the chorio-scleral interface was not clearly identified in many images with a high degree of compression. In images with 25 and 10% quality of JPEG, the difference in choroidal thickness between the TIFF images and the respective JPEG images was significantly greater than the intra-observer variability of the TIFF images (P=0.029 and P=0.024, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: In OCT images of eyes with AMD, 50% of the quality of the JPEG format would be an optimal degree of compression for efficient data storage and transfer without sacrificing image quality.
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