Retromode Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy for Choroidal Nevi: A Preliminary Study
The purpose of the present study was to document pathological findings on retromode imaging in choroidal nevi and evaluate its diagnostic validity, using the confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope Nidek Mirante (cSLO). A total of 41 choroidal nevi from 41 patients were included. All patients underwe...
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| author | Claudia Azzolini Maura Di Nicola Francesco Pozzo Giuffrida Francesca Cappelli Claudia Bellina Francesco Viola Paolo Chelazzi |
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| description | The purpose of the present study was to document pathological findings on retromode imaging in choroidal nevi and evaluate its diagnostic validity, using the confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope Nidek Mirante (cSLO). A total of 41 choroidal nevi from 41 patients were included. All patients underwent multicolor fundus (mCF), infrared reflectance (IR), green fundus autofluorescence (FAF), dark-field (DF) and retromode (RM) imaging and optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans. We investigated retromode images to evaluate choroidal nevus features by comparing the results with those of mCF, IR, FAF, DF and OCT. In 100% of available images, retromode scanning laser ophthalmoscopy was able to detect choroidal nevi with a characteristic “hypo-retro-reflective” pattern, even the cases not visible on mCF, IR and FAF images. It also made it possible to delineate the margins of lesions with the highest rate of sharpness and accuracy among the imaging modalities examined. These findings seem to demonstrate how RM-SLO is an innovative diagnostic tool to detect and follow up choroidal nevi in a fast, reliable and non-invasive way. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-758f26786535477a8e21ec3dab324a502023-11-18T11:16:44ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292023-05-01136125310.3390/life13061253Retromode Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy for Choroidal Nevi: A Preliminary StudyClaudia Azzolini0Maura Di Nicola1Francesco Pozzo Giuffrida2Francesca Cappelli3Claudia Bellina4Francesco Viola5Paolo Chelazzi6Department of Ophthalmology, Istituto Clinico Città Studi, 20131 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami 33136, FL, USADepartment of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Istituto Clinico Città Studi, 20131 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Istituto Clinico Città Studi, 20131 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Istituto Clinico Città Studi, 20131 Milan, ItalyThe purpose of the present study was to document pathological findings on retromode imaging in choroidal nevi and evaluate its diagnostic validity, using the confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope Nidek Mirante (cSLO). A total of 41 choroidal nevi from 41 patients were included. All patients underwent multicolor fundus (mCF), infrared reflectance (IR), green fundus autofluorescence (FAF), dark-field (DF) and retromode (RM) imaging and optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans. We investigated retromode images to evaluate choroidal nevus features by comparing the results with those of mCF, IR, FAF, DF and OCT. In 100% of available images, retromode scanning laser ophthalmoscopy was able to detect choroidal nevi with a characteristic “hypo-retro-reflective” pattern, even the cases not visible on mCF, IR and FAF images. It also made it possible to delineate the margins of lesions with the highest rate of sharpness and accuracy among the imaging modalities examined. These findings seem to demonstrate how RM-SLO is an innovative diagnostic tool to detect and follow up choroidal nevi in a fast, reliable and non-invasive way.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/6/1253choroidal nevusretromodemultimodal imagingscanning laser ophthalmoscopy |
| spellingShingle | Claudia Azzolini Maura Di Nicola Francesco Pozzo Giuffrida Francesca Cappelli Claudia Bellina Francesco Viola Paolo Chelazzi Retromode Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy for Choroidal Nevi: A Preliminary Study Life choroidal nevus retromode multimodal imaging scanning laser ophthalmoscopy |
| title | Retromode Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy for Choroidal Nevi: A Preliminary Study |
| title_full | Retromode Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy for Choroidal Nevi: A Preliminary Study |
| title_fullStr | Retromode Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy for Choroidal Nevi: A Preliminary Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retromode Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy for Choroidal Nevi: A Preliminary Study |
| title_short | Retromode Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy for Choroidal Nevi: A Preliminary Study |
| title_sort | retromode scanning laser ophthalmoscopy for choroidal nevi a preliminary study |
| topic | choroidal nevus retromode multimodal imaging scanning laser ophthalmoscopy |
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