Retinal pigment epithelium hyperplasia overlying pigment epithelial detachment in age-related macular degeneration can masquerade as neovascularization on optical coherence tomography angiography.

Ling ChenXiongze ZhangYuhong GanBing LiuYuxin ZhangFeng Wen

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2018)

RPE hyperplasia overlying PED in AMD can masquerade as neovascularization on OCTA. To avoid misdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment, this RPE hyperplasia-related image artifact should be considered when interpreting OCTA images.

Keyphrases

age related macular degeneration
deep learning
vascular endothelial growth factor
diabetic retinopathy
optical coherence tomography
convolutional neural network
magnetic resonance imaging
machine learning
combination therapy
endothelial cells
drug induced