The objective of this observational study is to investigate whether non-invasive fundus retinal detection technology can be used for the early diagnosis of parkinson's disease (PD). It aims to answer the following primary questions: the sensitivity and specificity of non-invasive fundus retinal detection technology in the early diagnosis of PD; and whether this technology offers advantages over dopamine transporter positron emission tomography (DAT-PET), a conventional screening method for PD. The researchers will analyze the diagnostic performance of this technology for early-stage PD patients among cohorts including early parkinson's disease, parkinson's syndromes, essential tremor patients, and healthy individuals. Furthermore, in PD patients who concurrently undergo DAT-PET imaging, the study will compare the diagnostic value of non-invasive retinal imaging against that of DAT-PET.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
functional optical coherence tomography angiography-retinal neurovascular coupling (fOCTA-rNVC) detection technology
2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
RECRUITINGSensitivity and specificity of non-invasive fundus retinal detection technology for early parkinson's disease diagnosis
Sensitivity and specificity will be calculated by comparing the results of non-invasive fundus retinal detection against the clinical diagnostic criteria. Values with 95% confidence intervals will be reported.
Time frame: At enrollment
Area under the ROC curve (AUC) of retinal parameters for discriminating early parkinson's disease
The AUC will be computed to evaluate the overall discriminatory power of continuous retinal parameters.
Time frame: At enrollment
Differential diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive fundus retinal detection technology
To evaluate the ability of non-invasive fundus retinal detection technology in differentiating among patients with early parkinson's disease, parkinson's syndromes, and essential tremor. Accuracy will be calculated based on the proportion of patients correctly classified into their clinical diagnostic groups (as defined by the international MDS criteria) using retinal parameters.
Time frame: At enrollment
Comparison of diagnostic accuracy between non-invasive fundus retinal detection technology and DAT-PET in early parkinson's disease
To evaluate and compare the capability of non-invasive fundus retinal detection technology and dopamine transporter positron emission tomography (DAT-PET) in diagnosing early parkinson's disease, against the clinical diagnostic criteria. Metrics including sensitivity, specificity, AUC, and agreement (e.g., Kappa) will be assessed and compared between the two methods.
Time frame: At enrollment
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