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Generative adversarial networks in ophthalmology: what are these and how can they be used?

Wang, Z; Lim, G; Ng, WY; Keane, PA; Campbell, JP; Tan, GSW; Schmetterer, L; ... Ting, DSW; + view all (2021) Generative adversarial networks in ophthalmology: what are these and how can they be used? Current Opinion in Ophthalmology , 32 (5) pp. 459-467. 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000794. Green open access

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Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The development of deep learning (DL) systems requires a large amount of data, which may be limited by costs, protection of patient information and low prevalence of some conditions. Recent developments in artificial intelligence techniques have provided an innovative alternative to this challenge via the synthesis of biomedical images within a DL framework known as generative adversarial networks (GANs). This paper aims to introduce how GANs can be deployed for image synthesis in ophthalmology and to discuss the potential applications of GANs-produced images. RECENT FINDINGS: Image synthesis is the most relevant function of GANs to the medical field, and it has been widely used for generating 'new' medical images of various modalities. In ophthalmology, GANs have mainly been utilized for augmenting classification and predictive tasks, by synthesizing fundus images and optical coherence tomography images with and without pathologies such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Despite their ability to generate high-resolution images, the development of GANs remains data intensive, and there is a lack of consensus on how best to evaluate the outputs produced by GANs. SUMMARY: Although the problem of artificial biomedical data generation is of great interest, image synthesis by GANs represents an innovation with yet unclear relevance for ophthalmology.

Type: Article
Title: Generative adversarial networks in ophthalmology: what are these and how can they be used?
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000794
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICU.0000000000000794
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Neural Networks, Computer, Ophthalmology
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10135428
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