Extraction of Text from Optic Nerve Optical Coherence Tomography Reports
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate rule-based algorithms to enhance the extraction of text data, including retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) values and other ganglion cell count (GCC) data, from Zeiss Cirrus optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan reports. Methods: DICOM files that contained encapsulated PDF reports with RNFL or Ganglion Cell in their document titles were identified from a clinical imaging repository at a single academic ophthalmic center. PDF reports were then converted into image files and processed using the PaddleOCR Python package for optical character recognition. Rule-based algorithms were designed and iteratively optimized for improved performance in extracting RNFL and GCC data. Evaluation of the algorithms was conducted through manual review of a set of RNFL and GCC reports. Results: The developed algorithms demonstrated high precision in extracting data from both RNFL and GCC scans. Precision was slightly better for the right eye in RNFL extraction (OD: 0.9803 vs. OS: 0.9046), and for the left eye in GCC extraction (OD: 0.9567 vs. OS: 0.9677). Some values presented more challenges in extraction, particularly clock hours 5 and 6 for RNFL thickness, and signal strength for GCC. Conclusions: A customized optical character recognition algorithm can identify numeric results from optical coherence scan reports with high precision. Automated processing of PDF reports can greatly reduce the time to extract OCT results on a large scale.
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