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Vascular Analysis of Type 1, 2, and 3 Macular Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Shows New Insights into Differences of Pathologic Vasculature and May Lead to a More Personalized Understanding
Background: The clinical appearance of macular neovascularization (MNV) in age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) varies widely, but so far, this has had no relevance in terms of therapeutic approaches or prognosis. Therefore, our purpose was to investigate if and which differences exist in the vas...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8945474/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35327496 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10030694 |
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author | Faatz, Henrik Rothaus, Kai Ziegler, Martin Book, Marius Heimes-Bussmann, Britta Pauleikhoff, Daniel Lommatzsch, Albrecht |
author_facet | Faatz, Henrik Rothaus, Kai Ziegler, Martin Book, Marius Heimes-Bussmann, Britta Pauleikhoff, Daniel Lommatzsch, Albrecht |
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description | Background: The clinical appearance of macular neovascularization (MNV) in age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) varies widely, but so far, this has had no relevance in terms of therapeutic approaches or prognosis. Therefore, our purpose was to investigate if and which differences exist in the vascular architecture of MNV and to quantify them. Methods: In 90 patients with newly diagnosed nAMD, MNV was identified by means of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), and automated quantitative vascular analysis was carried out. The analyzed vascular parameters were area, flow, fractal dimension (FD), total vascular length (sumL), number of vascular nodes (numN), flow, and average vessel caliber (avgW). The current classification of MNVs divides them according to their localization into type 1 (grown from the choroid below the RPE), type 2 (grown from the choroid through RPE), and type 3 (grown from the retina toward the RPE). We compared the analyzed vascular parameters of each of the three MNV types. Kruskal–Wallis test was applied, Dunn test was performed for post hoc analysis, and for pairwise comparison, p-values were adjusted using Bonferroni comparison. Results: Regarding the MNV area, there was no significant difference between types 1 and 2, but type 3 was significantly smaller than types 1 and 2 (p < 0.00001). For FD, types 1 and 2 did not differ significantly, but again, type 3 was lower than type 1 and 2 (p < 0.00001). The numN were significantly higher in types 1 and 3 than in 2 (p < 0.005), but not between types 1 and 3. No significant differences were found between MNV types for flow. As for sumL, types 1 and 2 did not differ significantly, but type 3 was significantly lower than types 1 and 2 (p < 0.00001). For avgW, there was no significant difference between types 1 and 2 or between types 2 and 3, but type 3 was significantly larger than type 1 (p < 0.05). Conclusions OCTA yields detailed information on the vascular morphology of MNV in patients with nAMD and is able to show differences among types 1, 2, and 3. Especially comparing types 1 and 2 with type 3 reveals significant differences in area, FD, sumL, and numN. One explanation could be the similar pathogenesis of types 1 and 2 with their origin in the choroid and their growth towards the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), whereas type 3 originates in the deep capillary plexus. Between types 1 and 2, however, only the numN differ significantly, which could be due to the fact that type 1 spreads horizontally below the RPE and, thus, display more vascular branching, while type 2 grows more vertically through the RPE and under the neurosensory retina. Detailed information about the pathologic vasculature is important for proper monitoring of the disease and to assess the efficacy of medication, especially with regard to new substances. This should be taken into consideration in future studies. |
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spelling | pubmed-89454742022-03-25 Vascular Analysis of Type 1, 2, and 3 Macular Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Shows New Insights into Differences of Pathologic Vasculature and May Lead to a More Personalized Understanding Faatz, Henrik Rothaus, Kai Ziegler, Martin Book, Marius Heimes-Bussmann, Britta Pauleikhoff, Daniel Lommatzsch, Albrecht Biomedicines Article Background: The clinical appearance of macular neovascularization (MNV) in age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) varies widely, but so far, this has had no relevance in terms of therapeutic approaches or prognosis. Therefore, our purpose was to investigate if and which differences exist in the vascular architecture of MNV and to quantify them. Methods: In 90 patients with newly diagnosed nAMD, MNV was identified by means of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), and automated quantitative vascular analysis was carried out. The analyzed vascular parameters were area, flow, fractal dimension (FD), total vascular length (sumL), number of vascular nodes (numN), flow, and average vessel caliber (avgW). The current classification of MNVs divides them according to their localization into type 1 (grown from the choroid below the RPE), type 2 (grown from the choroid through RPE), and type 3 (grown from the retina toward the RPE). We compared the analyzed vascular parameters of each of the three MNV types. Kruskal–Wallis test was applied, Dunn test was performed for post hoc analysis, and for pairwise comparison, p-values were adjusted using Bonferroni comparison. Results: Regarding the MNV area, there was no significant difference between types 1 and 2, but type 3 was significantly smaller than types 1 and 2 (p < 0.00001). For FD, types 1 and 2 did not differ significantly, but again, type 3 was lower than type 1 and 2 (p < 0.00001). The numN were significantly higher in types 1 and 3 than in 2 (p < 0.005), but not between types 1 and 3. No significant differences were found between MNV types for flow. As for sumL, types 1 and 2 did not differ significantly, but type 3 was significantly lower than types 1 and 2 (p < 0.00001). For avgW, there was no significant difference between types 1 and 2 or between types 2 and 3, but type 3 was significantly larger than type 1 (p < 0.05). Conclusions OCTA yields detailed information on the vascular morphology of MNV in patients with nAMD and is able to show differences among types 1, 2, and 3. Especially comparing types 1 and 2 with type 3 reveals significant differences in area, FD, sumL, and numN. One explanation could be the similar pathogenesis of types 1 and 2 with their origin in the choroid and their growth towards the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), whereas type 3 originates in the deep capillary plexus. Between types 1 and 2, however, only the numN differ significantly, which could be due to the fact that type 1 spreads horizontally below the RPE and, thus, display more vascular branching, while type 2 grows more vertically through the RPE and under the neurosensory retina. Detailed information about the pathologic vasculature is important for proper monitoring of the disease and to assess the efficacy of medication, especially with regard to new substances. This should be taken into consideration in future studies. MDPI 2022-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8945474/ /pubmed/35327496 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10030694 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Faatz, Henrik Rothaus, Kai Ziegler, Martin Book, Marius Heimes-Bussmann, Britta Pauleikhoff, Daniel Lommatzsch, Albrecht Vascular Analysis of Type 1, 2, and 3 Macular Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Shows New Insights into Differences of Pathologic Vasculature and May Lead to a More Personalized Understanding |
title | Vascular Analysis of Type 1, 2, and 3 Macular Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Shows New Insights into Differences of Pathologic Vasculature and May Lead to a More Personalized Understanding |
title_full | Vascular Analysis of Type 1, 2, and 3 Macular Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Shows New Insights into Differences of Pathologic Vasculature and May Lead to a More Personalized Understanding |
title_fullStr | Vascular Analysis of Type 1, 2, and 3 Macular Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Shows New Insights into Differences of Pathologic Vasculature and May Lead to a More Personalized Understanding |
title_full_unstemmed | Vascular Analysis of Type 1, 2, and 3 Macular Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Shows New Insights into Differences of Pathologic Vasculature and May Lead to a More Personalized Understanding |
title_short | Vascular Analysis of Type 1, 2, and 3 Macular Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Shows New Insights into Differences of Pathologic Vasculature and May Lead to a More Personalized Understanding |
title_sort | vascular analysis of type 1, 2, and 3 macular neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography shows new insights into differences of pathologic vasculature and may lead to a more personalized understanding |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8945474/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35327496 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10030694 |
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