Table 3: Intersession repeatability assessment of ocular blood flow metrics.
Table reports observed mean ± standard deviation of coefficient of variation (CV, expressed as a percent value) in measurement of various metrics derived from BFVi data at the optic disc, disc vessels, disc perfusion, and fovea regions of interest (ROI) across multiple imaging sessions for healthy (n = 20), glaucoma suspect (n = 16), and glaucoma (n = 10) subjects. Every column of three asterisks (*) indicate that CV of at least one subject group is statistically different (p < 0.05, ANOVA).
VRI: volumetric rise index, VFI: volumetric fall index, TtR: time-to-rise, TtF: time-to-fall, ATI: acceleration time index, BOT: blow-out time
| Intersession CV (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROIs | Subjects | Dip | Mean | Peak | VRI | VFI | TtR | TtF | Skew | ATI | BOT |
| Optic Disc | Healthy Controls | 6.5 ± 3.4 | 5.8 ± 3.1 | 5.4 ± 3.2 | 7.6 ± 3.6 | 7.8 ± 5.1 | 4.1 ± 2.6 | 4.6 ± 3.3 | 8.6 ± 6.1 | 4.6 ± 2.5 | 2.8 ± 1.7 |
| Glaucoma Suspect | 7.4 ± 3.7 | 6.5 ± 3.3 | 6.0 ± 3.2 | 7.7 ± 3.4 | 7.4 ± 3.4 | 4.4 ± 2.9 | 4.9 ± 1.2 | 7.1 ± 5.6 | 5.1 ± 2.6 | 4.2 ± 2.9 | |
| Glaucoma | 7.0 ± 3.8 | 5.9 ± 2.9 | 5.7 ± 2.5 | 10.7 ± 3.8 | 7.7 ± 4.1 | 6.7 ± 4.4 | 5.2 ± 4.7 | 11.2 ± 4.6 | 5.5 ± 3.9 | 4.6 ± 2.1 | |
| Disc vessel | Healthy Controls | 6.4 ± 3.1 | 5.7 ± 3.0 | 5.3 ± 3.2 | 7.3 ± 3.4* | 7.6 ± 5.5 | 4.1 ± 2.6 | 4.6 ± 3.3 | 9.9 ± 5.2 | 4.6 ± 2.5 | 3.1 ± 1.9 |
| Glaucoma Suspect | 7.3 ± 3.7 | 6.3 ± 3.3 | 5.7 ± 3.0 | 7.6 ± 3.7* | 7.1 ± 3.3 | 4.4 ± 2.9 | 4.9 ± 1.2 | 14.6 ± 14.7 | 5.1 ± 2.6 | 5.4 ± 3.6 | |
| Glaucoma | 7.5 ± 3.9 | 6.6 ± 2.8 | 6.4 ± 2.2 | 10.9 ± 3.2* | 8.5 ± 4.2 | 6.7 ± 4.4 | 5.2 ± 4.7 | 12.0 ± 8.1 | 5.5 ± 3.9 | 5.6 ± 2.9 | |
| Disc Perfusion | Healthy Controls | 7.1 ± 3.4 | 6.5 ± 3.1 | 6.2 ± 3.2 | 8.4 ± 3.5 | 8.3 ± 4.7 | 4.1 ± 2.6 | 4.6 ± 3.3 | 8.0 ± 6.0 | 4.6 ± 2.5 | 3.3 ± 2.6 |
| Glaucoma Suspect | 7.8 ± 5.0 | 7.1 ± 4.4 | 6.9 ± 4.2 | 8.2 ± 3.7 | 8.1 ± 3.9 | 4.4 ± 2.9 | 4.9 ± 1.2 | 7.4 ± 3.9 | 5.1 ± 2.6 | 4.0 ± 2.6 | |
| Glaucoma | 7.1 ± 4.0 | 6.2 ± 3.5 | 6.1 ± 3.3 | 11.0 ± 3.8 | 7.5 ± 4.3 | 6.7 ± 4.4 | 5.2 ± 4.7 | 11.1 ± 4.9 | 5.5 ± 3.9 | 5.1 ± 3.1 | |
| Fovea | Healthy Controls | 6.0 ± 3.0 | 5.5 ± 3.0 | 5.3 ± 3.1 | 8.2 ± 5.7 | 6.9 ± 3.3 | 5.3 ± 4.7 | 5.4 ± 3.0 | 7.8 ± 4.8* | 6.1 ± 4.9* | 3.2 ± 2.8* |
| Glaucoma Suspect | 6.2 ± 2.9 | 5.6 ± 2.9 | 5.5 ± 3.0 | 7.8 ± 3.9 | 5.7 ± 3.6 | 4.8 ± 2.6 | 3.9 ± 2.0 | 13.0 ± 8.3* | 3.9 ± 2.0* | 5.4 ± 2.9* | |
| Glaucoma | 6.9 ± 5.0 | 5.9 ± 3.9 | 5.6 ± 3.5 | 6.9 ± 5.1 | 6.1 ± 3.5 | 3.3 ± 2.4 | 3.2 ± 2.5 | 5.5 ± 3.5* | 2.8 ± 1.5* | 2.8 ± 1.6* | |