Semiautomatic regional segmentation to measure orbital fat volumes in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy. A validation study(496 views)(PDF restricted254 views) Comerci M, Elefante A, Strianese D, Senese R, Bonavolonta P, Alfano B, Bonavolonta B, Brunetti A
Biostructure and Bioimaging Institute, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Neuroradiology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
Naples, Italy - marco. comerci@ibb. cnr. it.
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
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Feldon, S.E., Lee, C.P., Muramatsu, S.K., Weiner, J.M., Quantitative computed tomography of Graves' ophthalmopathy. Extraocular muscle and orbital fat in development of optic neuropathy (1985) Archives of Ophthalmology, 103 (2), pp. 213-215
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Prummel, M.F., Gerding, M.N., Zonneveld, F.W., Wiersinga, W.M., The usefulness of quantitative orbital magnetic resonance imaging in Graves' ophthalmopathy (2001) Clinical Endocrinology, 54 (2), pp. 205-209. , DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2001.01220.x
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Ossoinig, K.C., The role of standardized ophthalmic echography in the management of Graves' ophthalmopathy (1989) Dev Ophthalmol, 20, pp. 28-37
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Semiautomatic regional segmentation to measure orbital fat volumes in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy. A validation study
This study was designed to validate a novel semi-automated segmentation method to measure regional intra-orbital fat tissue volume in Graves' ophthalmopathy. Twenty-four orbits from 12 patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy, 24 orbits from 12 controls, ten orbits from five MRI study simulations and two orbits from a digital model were used. Following manual region of interest definition of the orbital volumes performed by two operators with different levels of expertise, an automated procedure calculated intra-orbital fat tissue volumes (global and regional, with automated definition of four quadrants). In patients with Graves' disease, clinical activity score and degree of exophthalmos were measured and correlated with intra-orbital fat volumes. Operator performance was evaluated and statistical analysis of the measurements was performed. Accurate intra-orbital fat volume measurements were obtained with coefficients of variation below 5\\%. The mean operator difference in total fat volume measurements was 0.56\\%. Patients had significantly higher intra-orbital fat volumes than controls (p<0.001 using Student's t test). Fat volumes and clinical score were significantly correlated (p<0.001). The semi-automated method described here can provide accurate, reproducible intra-orbital fat measurements with low inter-operator variation and good correlation with clinical data.
Semiautomatic regional segmentation to measure orbital fat volumes in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy. A validation study