Development and Validation of an Automatic Ultrawide-Field Fundus Imaging Enhancement System for Facilitating Clinical Diagnosis:A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study  

促进临床诊断的自动超广角眼底图像增强系统开发和验证--一项跨区域多中心研究

作　　者：Qiaoling Wei Zhuoyao Gu Weimin Tan Hongyu Kong Hao Fu Qin Jiang Wenjuan Zhuang Shaochi Zhang Lixia Feng Yong Liu Suyan Li Bing Qin Peirong Lu Jiangyue Zhao Zhigang Li Songtao Yuan Hong Yan Shujie Zhang Xiangjia Zhu Jiaxu Hong Chen Zhao Bo Yan 韦巧玲;谷卓遥;谭伟敏;孔虹雨;付浩;蒋沁;庄文娟;张少弛;封利霞;刘勇;李甦雁;秦兵;陆培荣;赵江月;李志刚;袁松涛;严宏;章淑杰;竺向佳;洪佳旭;赵晨;颜波

机构地区：[1]Department of Ophthalmology,Eye&ENT Hospital of Fudan University,Shanghai 200231,China [2]School of Computer Science,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Intelligent Information Processing,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433,China [3]The Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanjing Medical University,Nanjing 210029,China [4]Ningxia Eye Hospital,People’s Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,Third Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University,Yinchuan 750002,China [5]Department of Ophthalmology,The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University,Hefei 230022,China [6]Southwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital,Third Military Medical University(Army Medical University),Chongqing 400038,China [7]Key Lab of Visual Damage and Regeneration Restoration of Chongqing,Chongqing 400038,China [8]Department of Ophthalmology,The Affiliated Xuzhou Municipal Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University,Xuzhou 221000,China [9]Department of Ophthalmology,Suqian First Hospital of Jiangsu Province Hospital,Suqian 223800,China [10]Department of Ophthalmology,The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University,Suzhou 215006,China [11]Department of Ophthalmology,The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University,Eye Hospital of China Medical University,Shenyang 110000,China [12]Department of Ophthalmology,The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou 450052,China [13]Department of Ophthalmology,Jiangsu Province Hospital,Nanjing 210029,China [14]Shaanxi Eye Hospital,Xi’an People’s Hospital(Xi’an Fourth Hospital),The Affiliated People’s Hospital of Northwest University,Xi’an 710004,China

出　　处：《Engineering》2024年第10期179-188,共10页工程（英文）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82020108006 and 81730025 to Chen Zhao,U2001209 to Bo Yan);the Excellent Academic Leaders of Shanghai(18XD1401000 to Chen Zhao);the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai,China(21ZR1406600 to Weimin Tan).

摘　　要：In ophthalmology,the quality of fundus images is critical for accurate diagnosis,both in clinical practice and in artificial intelligence(AI)-assisted diagnostics.Despite the broad view provided by ultrawide-field(UWF)imaging,pseudocolor images may conceal critical lesions necessary for precise diagnosis.To address this,we introduce UWF-Net,a sophisticated image enhancement algorithm that takes disease characteristics into consideration.Using the Fudan University ultra-wide-field image(FDUWI)dataset,which includes 11294 Optos pseudocolor and 2415 Zeiss true-color UWF images,each of which is rigorously annotated,UWF-Net combines global style modeling with feature-level lesion enhancement.Pathological consistency loss is also applied to maintain fundus feature integrity,significantly improving image quality.Quantitative and qualitative evaluations demonstrated that UWF-Net outperforms existing methods such as contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization(CLAHE)and structure and illumination constrained generative adversarial network(StillGAN),delivering superior retinal image quality,higher quality scores,and preserved feature details after enhancement.In disease classification tasks,images enhanced by UWF-Net showed notable improvements when processed with existing classification systems over those enhanced by StillGAN,demonstrating a 4.62%increase in sensitivity(SEN)and a 3.97%increase in accuracy(ACC).In a multicenter clinical setting,UWF-Net-enhanced images were preferred by ophthalmologic technicians and doctors,and yielded a significant reduction in diagnostic time((13.17±8.40)s for UWF-Net enhanced images vs(19.54±12.40)s for original images)and an increase in diagnostic accuracy(87.71%for UWF-Net enhanced images vs 80.40%for original images).Our research verifies that UWF-Net markedly improves the quality of UWF imaging,facilitating better clinical outcomes and more reliable AI-assisted disease classification.The clinical integration of UWF-Net holds great promise for enhancing diagnostic processes and

关 键 词：Ultrawide-field imaging Fundus photography Image enhancement algorithm Artificial intelligence Multicenter study Artificial intelligence-assisted diagnostics Diagnostic accuracy 

分 类 号：TH786[机械工程—仪器科学与技术] TP391.41[机械工程—精密仪器及机械]