Imaging of choroidal neovascular membrane by optical coherence tomography Angiography | ||
SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences | ||
Article 39, Volume 5, Issue 2, July 2022, Pages 394-400 PDF (287.69 K) | ||
Document Type: Original research articles | ||
DOI: 10.21608/svuijm.2022.141294.1319 | ||
Authors | ||
Somaya Ramadan Ali* 1; Alaa F. Elsayed2; Ahmed Hassan Aldghaimy1; Mohamed Sharaf3 | ||
1Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt. | ||
2Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
3Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||
Abstract | ||
Background: Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a new safe imaging technique that uses motion contrast imaging to high-resolution volumetric blood stream information to produce angiographic pictures in a matter of seconds. Objectives: We aimed to identify different patterns and types of CNV by OCTA and the relationship between these patterns and activity of CNV. Patients and Methods: Fifty eyes of 50 patients presented with CNV had a regular diagnostic evaluation that included FA and/or OCT. Suspected cases with CNV underwent scanning by OCTA in this study. Patients with media opacity or bad image quality had been excluded. Results: In 80% of patients, there is a statistically significant correlation between the patterns of CNV and its activity (P-value =0.0001). Conclusion: OCTA is a critical technique for better characterizing the various forms and patterns of CNV, as well as the link between these patterns and CNV activity. | ||
Keywords | ||
Choroidal neovascular membrane; Multimodal imaging; Fluorescein angiography; Optical coherence tomography; Optical coherence tomography angiography | ||
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