The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing Diabetic Retinopathy Lesion Detection: A Review

Lakshmi K Santhiya  lowast; Sargunam B

doi:10.58739/jcbs/v14i4.94

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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing Diabetic Retinopathy Lesion Detection: A Review

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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

DOI: 10.58739/jcbs/v14i4.94

Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 121-128

Review Article

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing Diabetic Retinopathy Lesion Detection: A Review

Lakshmi K Santhiya^1∗, Sargunam B²

¹Research Scholar, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
²Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Engineering, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding Author
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Received Date:07 August 2024, Accepted Date:01 October 2024, Published Date:20 December 2024

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy represents a significant microvascular complication associated with prolonged diabetes mellitus and serves as a leading cause of blindness, particularly in developing nations. For the patient's vision to be adequately preserved, early identification of DR is essential. In order to treat the disease, the patient must maintain his or her current level of vision since the disease is irreversible. The Clinical diagnosis demands significant time and the specialized knowledge of an experienced ophthalmologist and also identifying the disease features in images is also more challenging, particularly in the early stages of the disease when disease features are less noticeable. Therefore, deep learning algorithms have been used for the early diagnosis of DR in recent years, and medical image analysis utilising machine learning has demonstrated to be effective in evaluating retinal fundus images. This review's objective is to go over the numerous Deep learning techniques for automated computer-aided analysis of microaneurysms, haemorrhages, and exudates were also addressed, along with a knowledge gap in DR identification. As part of future research, this review seeks to systematize the available algorithms for ease of use and guidance by researchers.

Keywords: Diabetic Retinopathy Review, Microaneurysms, Haemorrhages, Exudates, Red Lesions, Deep Learning

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