Rita Laiginhas

Prof. Dr. Rita Laiginhas

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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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13 November 2021 in American Journal of Ophthalmology
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RLRita Laiginhas
Rita Laiginhas
YSYingying Shi
Yingying Shi
MSMengxi Shen
Mengxi Shen
XJXiaoshuang Jiang
Xiaoshuang Jiang
WFWilliam Feuer
William Feuer
PRPhilip J. Rosenfeld
Philip J. Rosenfeld


13 November 2021 in American Journal of Ophthalmology
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ZCZhongdi Chu
Zhongdi Chu
YSYingying Shi
Yingying Shi
XZXiao Zhou
Xiao Zhou
LWLiang Wang
Liang Wang
HZHao Zhou
Hao Zhou
Ruikang WangRuikang Wang
Ruikang Wang

29 October 2017 in Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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RLRita Laiginhas
Rita Laiginhas
MSMarta Inês Silva
Marta Inês Silva
VRVitor Rosas
Vitor Rosas
SPSusana Penas
Susana Penas
VFVitor Adriano Fernandes
Vitor Adriano Fernandes
MFManuel Sousa Falcão
Manuel Sousa Falcão

1 October 2020 in Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery
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RLRita Laiginhas
Rita Laiginhas
DCDiogo Cabral
Diogo Cabral
MFManuel Falcão
Manuel Falcão
Background: In this paper, we evaluate the different thresholding strategies that have been used for the quantification of the choriocapillaris (CC) and explore their repeatability and the interchangeability of the measurements resulting from its application. Methods: Observational study. Eighteen eyes from nine healthy volunteers aged >18 years were imaged four consecutive times with a SD-OCTA system (Heidelberg Engineering, Germany) using a 10°×10° high-resolution protocol centered on the fovea. Projection artifacts were removed, and the CC was bracketed between 10 and 30 µm below Bruch’s membrane. For the quantification of CC, we used four flow deficits (FD) parameters: FD number, mean FD size, total FD area and FD density. We performed a systematic review of literature to collect the thresholding methods that have been used for the quantification of CC. The CC quantification parameters were then evaluated after applying each of the thresholding strategies. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Pearson’s correlation analysis were used to compare the repeatability and interchangeability among the different thresholding strategies for quantifying the CC. Results: A total of 72 optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) examinations were considered. The systematic review allowed us to conclude that three local thresholding strategies (Phansalkar, mean and Niblack) and three global thresholding strategies (mean, default, Otsu) have been used for CC quantification. These strategies were evaluated in our observational study. We found a high agreement within the same method in the quantification of FD number, mean FD size, total FD area and FD density but a poor agreement with different strategies. Local strategies achieved a significantly superior ICC than global ones in CC quantification. Conclusions: In conclusion, the interchangeability of the CC quantification using different thresholding strategies is low, and direct comparisons should not be performed. Local thresholding strategies are significantly superior to global ones for quantifying CC and should be preferred. There is an unmet need for a uniform strategy to quantify CC in future studies.

12 March 2019 in Obesity Surgery
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RLRita Laiginhas
Rita Laiginhas
MGMarta Guimarães
Marta Guimarães
PCPedro Cardoso
Pedro Cardoso
HSHugo Santos Sousa
Hugo Santos Sousa
JPJohn Preto
John Preto
MFManuel Falcão
Manuel Falcão