Development of a Computer System for Automatically Generating a Laser Photocoagulation Plan to Improve the Retinal Coagulation Quality in the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy

Abstract

In this article, the development of a computer system for high-tech medical uses in ophthalmology is proposed. An overview of the main methods and algorithms that formed the basis of the coagulation plan planning system is presented. The system provides the formation of a more effective plan for laser coagulation in comparison with the use of existing coagulation techniques. An analysis of monopulse- and pattern-based laser coagulation techniques in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy has shown that modern treatment methods do not provide the required efficacy of medical laser coagulation procedures, as the laser energy is nonuniformly distributed across the pigment epithelium and may exert an excessive effect on parts of the retina and anatomical elements. The analysis has shown that the efficacy of retinal laser coagulation for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy is determined by the relative position of coagulates and parameters of laser exposure. In the course of the development of the computer system proposed herein, main stages of processing diagnostic data were identified. They are as follows: the allocation of the laser exposure zone, the evaluation of laser pulse parameters that would be safe for the fundus, mapping a coagulation plan in the laser exposure zone, followed by the analysis of the generated plan for predicting the therapeutic effect. In the course of the study, it was found that the developed algorithms for placing coagulates in the area of laser exposure provide a more uniform distribution of laser energy across the pigment epithelium when compared to monopulse- and pattern-based laser coagulation techniques.

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