Multicenter reliability of semiautomatic retinal layer segmentation using OCT
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- Received October 3, 2017
- Accepted in final form January 23, 2018
- First Published March 13, 2018.
Author Disclosures
- Timm Oberwahrenbrock, PhD*,
- Ghislaine L. Traber, MD*,
- Sebastian Lukas,
- Iñigo Gabilondo, MD,
- Rachel Nolan, BA,
- Christopher Songster,
- Lisanne Balk, PhD,
- Axel Petzold, MD,
- Friedemann Paul, MD,
- Pablo Villoslada, MD,
- Alexander U. Brandt, MD,
- Ari J. Green, MD** and
- Sven Schippling, MD**
- Timm Oberwahrenbrock, PhD*,
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(1) TEVA GmbH Germany, speaker honoraria (2) Bayer Germany, speaker honoraria
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Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), EXISTS 03EFEB079, 2 years
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- Ghislaine L. Traber, MD*,
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Santhera; travel honoraria
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- Sebastian Lukas,
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Genzyme Bayer
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(1) Heidelberg Engineering GmbH CH, Application and Service Engineer, 1.5
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- Iñigo Gabilondo, MD,
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Review Editor in Neuro-Ophthalmology, part of the journal(s) Frontiers in Neurology. Since 2nd May 2017.
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Juan Rodes grant from Instituto de Salud Carlos III ?JR15/00008? (co- funded by European Regional Development Fund/ European Social Fund, ?Investing in your future?)
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- Rachel Nolan, BA,
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- Christopher Songster,
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- Lisanne Balk, PhD,
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(1) Researcher in OCTIMS study, 5%, 3 years
(1) research support from TEVA
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- Axel Petzold, MD,
Advisory board on optical coherence tomography in MS (OCTiMS, CNF2333A2301), Novartis.
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Neuro-ophthalmology
Listed as inventor on a patent on neurofilaments filed by the VUmc (P91964EP00 and P91964US00).
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Optical Coherence Tomography Quality Control Reading for Passos study (NCT01705236), Novartis.
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OCTiMS study (CNF2333A2301), Novartis.
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The research was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre based at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.
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- Friedemann Paul, MD,
Novartis OCTIMS study steering committee MedImmune steering committee
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speaker honoraria and travel grants from Bayer, Novartis, Biogen Idec, Teva, Sanofi-Aventis / Genzyme, and Merck Serono, Alexion, Chugai, MedImmune, Shire
Academic Editor, PLoS ONE Associate Editor, Neurology Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation
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consultancies for SanofiGenzyme, BiogenIdec, MedImmune, Shire, Alexion
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Research support from from Bayer, Novartis, Biogen Idec, Teva, Sanofi-Aventis / Genzyme, Alexion and Merck Serono
German Research Council (DFG Exc 257), Werth Stiftung of the City of Cologne, German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF Competence Network Multiple Sclerosis), Arthur Arnstein Stiftung Berlin, EU FP7 Framework Program (combims.eu)
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Arthur Arnstein Foundation Berlin, Guthy Jackson Charitable Foundation, National Multiple Sclerosis Society of the USA
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- Pablo Villoslada, MD,
Bionure
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Neurology & Therapy, editorial board, 2014-2016 Curr There Op Neurol, editorial board 2014-2016 Mult Scl & Demyel Dis, editorial board 2015-- Systems Medicine 2017--
1. Methyltioadenosine for the treatment of MS 2. Agonistic neurotrophic compounds for the treatment of brain diseases 3. Gene signature pattern as a biomarker for MS 4. Algorithm for reconstructing white matter tracts from diffusion images
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Genentech
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unrestricted grants from Novartis
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, European Commission, National MS Society, NIH
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Fundacion Maraton TV3, GAEM Foundation
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Bionure Spire Bioventures Health Engineering Mint-Labs Roche
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providing expert testimony for Synthon regarding patent issues with glatiramer acetate
- Alexander U. Brandt, MD,
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(1) Pending patent Perceptive Visual Computing based Postural Control Analysis. (2) Pending patent Multiple Sclerosis Biomarker (3) Pending patent Perceptive Sleep Motion Analysis (4) Pending patent for fovea morphometry
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(1) Motognosis
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(1) Serves on the executive board of IMSVISUAL
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(1) Novartis Pharma (2) Biogen Idec
(1) BMWi, ZIM KF2443803KJ, PI, two years (2) BMWi, ZIM KF2291305AK3, Co-I, one year (3) BMWI, EXIST-FT 03EFEBE079, PI, two years (4) BMBF, NEU2 N2-ADVISIMS, Co-I, three years
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(1) The Guthy Jackson Charitable Foundation Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials: (1) Motognosis, 2014 (ongoing)
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- Ari J. Green, MD** and
Medimmune End Point adjudication committee, Novartis Pharmaceuticals OCTIMS sterring committee, Inception 5 Biosciences Founder and Steering Committee, Bionure Scientfic Advisory Board
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JAMA Neurology Associate Editor Neurology Editorial Board December 2010-2015
Remyelination molecules and pathways
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Inception 5 Sciences
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Novartis Pharma OCTIMs, Inception Sciences SRA
NINDS R01 NS088155-01 NIA 2R01AG038791-06A1
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National MS Society Sherak Foundation Hilton Foundation
Inception 5
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Mylan Pharmaceuticals v Teva Pharmaceuticals Expert Witness
- Sven Schippling, MD**
1.Bayer Healthcare 2.Biogen 3.Merck Serono 4.Novartis 5.Sanofi Genzyme 6.TEVA
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1.Bayer Healthcare, travel compensation, speaker honoraria 2.Biogen, travel compensation, speaker honoraria 3.Merck Serono, travel compensation, speaker honoraria 4.Sanofi Genzyme, travel compensation, speaker honoraria 5.TEVA, travel compensation, speaker honoraria
Frontiers in Neurology, Associate Editor
Therapeutic vaccination in PML using VP1 and IL7.
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1. Sanofi Genzyme 2. Novartis
1. University of Zurich, Clinical Research Priority Program, Co-Director, 3 years
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1. Betty and David Koetser Foundation for Brain Research 2. Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Society
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- From the NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (T.O., F.P., A.U.B.), Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; Department of Ophthalmology (G.L.T.), University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich; Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Research Section (S.L., S.S.), Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Center of Neuroimmunology (I.G., P.V.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS)—Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Division of Neuroinflammation and Glial Biology (R.N., C.S., A.J.G.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Neuro-ophthalmology Division (A.J.G.), Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco; Multiple Sclerosis Center (L.B., A.P.), Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Neuro-ophthalmology Expertise Centre, VUmc, Amsterdam and Moorfields Eye Hospital (A.P.), The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and UCL, United Kingdom; Clinical and Experimental Multiple Sclerosis Research Center (F.P.), Department of Neurology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Experimental and Clinical Research Center (F.P., A.U.B.), Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany; Department of Methods and Experimental Psychology (I.G.), Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain.
- Correspondence
Dr. Schippling sven.schippling{at}usz.ch
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- Jagannadha Avasarala, Neurologist and neuroimmunologist, Greenville Health System
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