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Optical coherence tomographic characteristics of microaneurysms in diabetic retinopathy.
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PMID:  20855054     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To characterize microaneurysms in diabetic retinopathy (DR) depicted by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).
DESIGN: Retrospective, observational case series.
METHODS: We surveyed a consecutive series of 76 eyes from 60 patients with DR (22 mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy [NPDR]; 43 moderate NPDR; 9 severe NPDR; 2 proliferative diabetic retinopathy [PDR]) who underwent Spectralis OCT, fluorescein angiography (FA), and color fundus photography on the same day. The microaneurysms on OCT were oval and well demarcated at the points where those on color fundus photographs and FA were delineated. The characteristics of microaneurysms were evaluated.
RESULTS: Based on the status of the capsular structure shown in the sectional images of OCT (called ring sign), we classified 147 microaneurysms depicted by all of SD-OCT, FA, and color fundus photographs in 76 eyes: 28 with complete ring sign, 54 with incomplete one, and 65 with no structure. Microaneurysms with no ring sign had hyperreflective spots in the lumen and were accompanied by nearby cystoid spaces more frequently than other types (P = .033 and P = .007). Thirteen of 75 microaneurysms with nearby cystoid spaces protruded into the cystoid spaces, and 11 of those 13 microaneurysms presented with no ring sign. Microaneurysms resided mainly in the inner nuclear layer (INL) (80.3%), and 65 of such microaneurysms (55.1%) were accompanied by nearby cystoid spaces.
CONCLUSIONS: SD-OCT delineated the capsular structure, hyperreflective spots, and location of microaneurysms, and microaneurysms with the ring sign were positively correlated with nearby cystoid spaces and protrusion into the cystoid spaces.
Authors:
Takahiro Horii; Tomoaki Murakami; Kazuaki Nishijima; Atsushi Sakamoto; Masafumi Ota; Nagahisa Yoshimura
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of ophthalmology     Volume:  150     ISSN:  1879-1891     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Ophthalmol.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-24     Completed Date:  2010-12-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370500     Medline TA:  Am J Ophthalmol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  840-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Diabetic Retinopathy / classification,  diagnosis*
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Macular Edema / diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Retinal Vessels / pathology*
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, Optical Coherence*

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