ADAM Challenge: Detecting Age-Related Macular Degeneration From Fundus Images.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of visual impairment among elderly in the world. Early detection of AMD is of great importance, as the vision loss caused by this disease is irreversible and permanent. Color fundus photography is the most cost-effective imaging modality to screen for retinal disorders.

Fusing Results of Several Deep Learning Architectures for Automatic Classification of Normal and Diabetic Macular Edema in Optical Coherence Tomography.

Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) is a severe eye disease that can lead to irreversible blindness if it is left untreated. DME diagnosis still relies on manual evaluation from opthalmologists, thus the process is time consuming and diagnosis may be subjective. This paper presents two novel DME detection frameworks: (1) combining features from three pre-trained Convolutional Neural Networks: AlexNet, VggNet and GoogleNet and performing feature space reduction using Principal Component Analysis and (2) a majority voting scheme based on a plurality rule between classifications from AlexNet, VggNet and GoogleNet.

Localization of optic disc and fovea in retinal images using intensity based line scanning analysis.

Accurate detection of diabetic retinopathy (DR) mainly depends on identification of retinal landmarks such as optic disc and fovea. Present methods suffer from challenges like less accuracy and high computational complexity. To address this issue, this paper presents a novel approach for fast and accurate localization of optic disc (OD) and fovea using one-dimensional scanned intensity profile analysis.

Cloacal Exstrophy with Mature Teratoma: A Rare Association in a Neonate.

Cloacal exstrophy is a very rare and complex malformation. We report a neonate of cloacal exstrophy with mature teratoma presenting as a component of exstrophy. To our knowledge this has not been reported in the literature.

Retroperitoneal Mature Cystic Teratoma in a Neonate: A Case Report.

We report a case of retroperitoneal mature cystic teratoma in a 2-day-old neonate. Diagnostic and surgical procedure including its complexity and relevant literature review has been discussed.

Complete sternal cleft - A rare congenital malformation and its repair in a 3-month-old boy: A case report.

Complete midline sternal cleft is a rare congenital anomaly resulting from failed midline ventral fusion of the sternal bars. Very few cases of complete sternal cleft have been described in literature. We present a case of complete sternal cleft in a 3-month-old child.

Successful Separation of Omphalopagus Twins: A Case Report.

Omphalopagus twins are conjoined twins sharing part of gastrointestinal system and abdominal wall. These types of twins have best chances of survival if successfully separated. We report a case of successfully separated omphalopagus twins at day six of life.

Autoamputation of the foot caused by untreated gas gangrene: a case report.

Gas-producing diabetic foot infections are limb-threatening emergencies commonly encountered by foot and ankle surgeons. Appropriate treatment includes aggressive surgical debridement, parenteral antibiotics, and postoperative wound care. The authors present a unique case of a patient who refused treatment for a deep-space gas-producing infection, resulting in autoamputation of the foot.