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Data augmentation plays a crucial role in addressing the challenge of limited expert-annotated datasets in deep learning applications for retinal Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) scans. This work exhaustively investigates the impact of various data augmentation techniques on retinal layer boundary and fluid segmentation. Our results reveal that their effectiveness significantly varies based on the dataset’s characteristics and the amount of available labeled data. While the benefits of augmentation are not uniform-being more pronounced in scenarios with scarce data, particularly for transformation-based methods-the findings highlight the necessity of a strategic approach to data augmentation. It is essential to note that the effectiveness of data augmentation varies significantly depending on the characteristics of the dataset. The findings emphasize the need for a nuanced approach, considering factors like dataset characteristics, the amount of labelled data, and the choice of model architecture.
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Unterdechler, M., Fazekas, B., Aresta, G., Bogunović, H. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Data Augmentation for Retinal OCT Biomarker Segmentation. In: Bhavna, A., Chen, H., Fang, H., Fu, H., Lee, C.S. (eds) Ophthalmic Medical Image Analysis. OMIA 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15188. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73119-8_10
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