Physics-based generation of multilayer corneal OCT data via Gaussian modeling and MCML for AI-driven diagnostic and surgical guidance applications

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Hauptverfasser: Yu, Jinglun, Wang, Yaning, Xiong, Rosalinda, Huang, Ziyi, Irsch, Kristina, Kang, Jin U.
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author Yu, Jinglun
Wang, Yaning
Xiong, Rosalinda
Huang, Ziyi
Irsch, Kristina
Kang, Jin U.
author_facet Yu, Jinglun
Wang, Yaning
Xiong, Rosalinda
Huang, Ziyi
Irsch, Kristina
Kang, Jin U.
contents Training deep learning models for corneal optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging is limited by the availability of large, well-annotated datasets. We present a configurable Monte Carlo simulation framework that generates synthetic corneal B-scan optical OCT images with pixel-level five-layer segmentation labels derived directly from the simulation geometry. A five-layer corneal model with Gaussian surfaces captures curvature and thickness variability in healthy and keratoconic eyes. Each layer is assigned optical properties from the literature and light transport is simulated using Monte Carlo modeling of light transport in multi-layered tissues (MCML), while incorporating system features such as the confocal PSF and sensitivity roll-off. This approach produces over 10,000 high-resolution (1024x1024) image-label pairs and supports customization of geometry, photon count, noise, and system parameters. The resulting dataset enables systematic training, validation, and benchmarking of AI models under controlled, ground-truth conditions, providing a reproducible and scalable resource to support the development of diagnostic and surgical guidance applications in image-guided ophthalmology.
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spellingShingle Physics-based generation of multilayer corneal OCT data via Gaussian modeling and MCML for AI-driven diagnostic and surgical guidance applications
Yu, Jinglun
Wang, Yaning
Xiong, Rosalinda
Huang, Ziyi
Irsch, Kristina
Kang, Jin U.
Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Training deep learning models for corneal optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging is limited by the availability of large, well-annotated datasets. We present a configurable Monte Carlo simulation framework that generates synthetic corneal B-scan optical OCT images with pixel-level five-layer segmentation labels derived directly from the simulation geometry. A five-layer corneal model with Gaussian surfaces captures curvature and thickness variability in healthy and keratoconic eyes. Each layer is assigned optical properties from the literature and light transport is simulated using Monte Carlo modeling of light transport in multi-layered tissues (MCML), while incorporating system features such as the confocal PSF and sensitivity roll-off. This approach produces over 10,000 high-resolution (1024x1024) image-label pairs and supports customization of geometry, photon count, noise, and system parameters. The resulting dataset enables systematic training, validation, and benchmarking of AI models under controlled, ground-truth conditions, providing a reproducible and scalable resource to support the development of diagnostic and surgical guidance applications in image-guided ophthalmology.
title Physics-based generation of multilayer corneal OCT data via Gaussian modeling and MCML for AI-driven diagnostic and surgical guidance applications
topic Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.02755