Distribution of Microaneurysms and Hemorrhages in Accordance with the Grading of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type Diabetes Patients
Pedro Romero-Aroca,
Eugeni Garcia-Curto,
Jordi Pascual-Fontanilles,
Aida Valls,
Antonio Moreno,
Marc Baget-Bernaldiz
Affiliations
Pedro Romero-Aroca
Ophthalmology Service, Hospital Universitario Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira & Virgili, Institut de Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43204 Reus, Spain
Eugeni Garcia-Curto
Ophthalmology Service, Hospital Universitario Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira & Virgili, Institut de Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43204 Reus, Spain
Jordi Pascual-Fontanilles
ITAKA Research Group, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Universitat Rovira & Virgili, Institut d’Investigacions Sanitaries Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Aida Valls
ITAKA Research Group, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Universitat Rovira & Virgili, Institut d’Investigacions Sanitaries Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Antonio Moreno
ITAKA Research Group, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Universitat Rovira & Virgili, Institut d’Investigacions Sanitaries Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Marc Baget-Bernaldiz
Ophthalmology Service, Hospital Universitario Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira & Virgili, Institut de Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43204 Reus, Spain
(1) Underlying Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is the primary cause of poor vision in young adults. There are automatic image reading systems that can aid screening for DR. (2) Methods: Using our automatic reading system we have counted the number of microaneurysms and hemorrhages in the four quadrants of the ETDRS grid and evaluated the differences between them according to the type of DR. The study was carried out using data from two different databases, MESSIDOR and MIRADATASET. (3) Results: The majority of microaneurysms and hemorrhages are found in the temporal and inferior quadrants of the ETDRS grid. Differences are significant with respect to the other two quadrants at p p < 0.001. (4) Conclusions: The count of microaneurysms and hemorrhages is higher in the temporal and inferior quadrants in all types of DR, and those differences are more important in the case of severe-DR.
