NCT05622565

Explainable Ocular Fundus Diseases Report Generation System

Explainable Multimodal Deep Neural Networks for Identifying Ocular Fundus Diseases and Report Generation

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 15,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To establish a deep learning system of various ocular fundus disease analytics based on the results of multimodal examination images. The system can analyze multimodal ocular fundus images, make diagnoses and generate corresponding reports.

Detailed description

The ocular fundus is the only part of the human body that can directly see the blood vessel microcirculation and nerve tissue. Through various imaging tests, including Color Fundus Photograph (CFP), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Fluorescein Fundus Angiography (FFA) and Indocyanine Green Angiography (ICGA), etc., it is possible to statically overview or dynamically observe the retina and choroid, the condition of blood vessels and nerves, and comprehensive diagnosis of the disease. The screening, interpreting and accurate diagnosis of ocular fundus diseases are crucial for disease prevention, control and precise treatment. However, due to the variety of fundus examination methods, and the complexity and professionalism of the examination, there is a lack of fundus specialists who have sufficient clinical experience and knowledge to interpret fundus examinations. With the continuous development of artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnosing fundus diseases, various modalities of imaging examination methods are gradually applied to the development of fundus disease diagnosis systems. Moreover, medical images often come with corresponding reports, which are mostly generated by clinicians' or radiologists' experience. Here, we are establishing a fundus disease diagnosis and report-generating system based on cross-modal ocular fundus imaging examinations, and fundus lesions were visualized at the same time. Multi-center data verification will also be conducted. The results of the research will assist in fundus lesions diagnosis and imaging reports generation. We hope this could popularize more complex fundus imaging examination methods to society, and help improve the early diagnosis and treatment of fundus lesions that cause blindness.

Conditions

• Ophthalmological Disorder
• Image, Body

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Various modalities of ocular fundus imaging	Through various modalities of ocular fundus imaging, combining with clinical data and the experience of clinicians to diagnose different fundus diseases.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-01
• Completion: 2024-07-01
• First posted: 2022-11-18
• Last updated: 2023-07-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China