Deep learning-based classification of infectious keratitis on slit-lamp images

• Published in: Therapeutic advances in chronic disease Vol. 13; p. 20406223221136071
• Main Authors: Zhang, Zijun, Wang, Haoyu, Wang, Shigeng, Wei, Zhenyu, Zhang, Yang, Wang, Zhiqun, Chen, Kexin, Ou, Zhonghong, Liang, Qingfeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2022; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Accuracy; Artificial Intelligence related Optical Bioimaging markers in inflammatory and degenerative diseases; Deep learning; Medical diagnosis; deep learning; slit-lamp photos; infectious keratitis; auxiliary diagnosis

Background: Infectious keratitis (IK) is an ocular emergency caused by a variety of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. Culture-based methods were the gold standard for diagnosing IK, but difficult biopsy, delaying report, and low positive rate limited their clinical a...