Journal
SENSORS
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s22010167
Keywords
multiple sclerosis; optical coherence tomography; convolutional neural network; generative adversarial network
Funding
- Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation (AEI/FEDER, EU) [DPI2017-88438-R]
- Carlos III Health Institute [PI17/01726, PI20/00437]
- RETICS OFTARED [RD16/0008/020, RD16/0008/029]
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This paper aims to use a convolutional neural network to assist in the early diagnosis of multiple sclerosis by classifying images from swept-source optical coherence tomography. The study identifies the retinal structures with the highest discriminant capacity and achieves high sensitivity and specificity through thresholding these images and using them as inputs to the network.
Background: The aim of this paper is to implement a system to facilitate the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) in its initial stages. It does so using a convolutional neural network (CNN) to classify images captured with swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). Methods: SS-OCT images from 48 control subjects and 48 recently diagnosed MS patients have been used. These images show the thicknesses (45 x 60 points) of the following structures: complete retina, retinal nerve fiber layer, two ganglion cell layers (GCL+, GCL++) and choroid. The Cohen distance is used to identify the structures and the regions within them with greatest discriminant capacity. The original database of OCT images is augmented by a deep convolutional generative adversarial network to expand the CNN's training set. Results: The retinal structures with greatest discriminant capacity are the GCL++ (44.99% of image points), complete retina (26.71%) and GCL+ (22.93%). Thresholding these images and using them as inputs to a CNN comprising two convolution modules and one classification module obtains sensitivity = specificity = 1.0. Conclusions: Feature pre-selection and the use of a convolutional neural network may be a promising, nonharmful, low-cost, easy-to-perform and effective means of assisting the early diagnosis of MS based on SS-OCT thickness data.
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