Introduction

MICCAI (Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention) is an internationally recognized, highly influential academic conference in the field of medical image analysis. Its main goal is to promote research and innovation in medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention. Participants share their latest research results, technological innovations, and practical experiences at the conference. The conference includes various forms of activities such as academic paper presentations, poster exhibitions, and challenges. The main topics of the MICCAI conference cover medical image analysis, computer-assisted intervention, medical imaging systems, and applications. The conference is held once a year and attracts researchers, engineers, and doctors from academia and industry worldwide.

As one of the important challenges of MICCAI 2023, the Myopic Maculopathy Analysis Challenge (MMAC) hosted by the MICCAI Society, and jointly organized by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tsinghua Medicine, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Singapore National Eye Center, and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, was officially opened for registration on April 23, 2023. Everyone is welcome to participate.

Background

Myopic maculopathy is a significant threat to vision health worldwide, and fundus photography is a commonly used imaging method for its diagnosis. However, the diagnosis of myopic maculopathy is time-consuming and heavily reliant on the experience of ophthalmologists, which highlights the importance of developing an effective computer-aided system for analyzing myopic maculopathy. Additionally, the lack of open benchmark datasets limits the development of computer-aided diagnosis algorithms, further emphasizing the need for a fair and impartial dataset for evaluating myopic maculopathy diagnosis algorithms.

The MICCAI-MMAC challenge aims to promote the application of machine learning and deep learning algorithms in the diagnosis of myopic maculopathy by encouraging researchers to develop algorithms for different tasks, including myopic maculopathy classification, segmentation of myopic maculopathy lesions and prediction of equivalent spherical refractive error. This challenge provides a platform for algorithm development, testing, and fair comparison with other algorithms to support the diagnosis and treatment of myopic maculopathy.

Participants are free to choose one or more tasks to participate in the challenge, which includes three tasks as mentioned above.

Detail Information

Important Dates

Submission start date: June 15, 2023
Submission deadline: August 15, 2023
Paper submission deadline: September 15, 2023

Important Links

MICCAI 2023 official website

MICCAI-MMAC2023 Challenge official website

Contacts

Competition Chairs:
Tien Yin Wong, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Bin Sheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Hao Chen, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China

Competition Official Email:
For any inquiries regarding the competition, please send an email to the official MICCAI-MMAC email: mmac23miccai@163.com

We look forward to your participation!