Digital Imaging Analysis with Fractal Dimension in Oral Leukoplakia

Reddy, C. R. R. M.; Anitha, M; Feroz, A; Chandrashekar, Leena; Sudarshan, R; Vigneswary,

doi:10.9734/ajrimps/2017/36744

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“…[ 26 ] Similarly, Uma Reddy et al . [ 27 ] conducted a research on pre and posttreated cases of oral leukoplakia and found a significant difference in FD in pre and post cases of Oral leukoplakia.…”

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Role of fractal analysis in detection of dysplasia in potentially malignant disorders

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J Family Med Prim Care

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Background: Fractal analysis is, a noninvasive method, used to determine the intricate characteristics of the matter. Oral leukoplakia (OL), a potential malignant disorder, has definite propensity to turn in to malignancy. In such lesions, fractal dimension analysis (FDA) could be helpful in the early detection of malignant transformation. Objectives: To determine the efficacy of fractal dimension analysis in detecting malignancy potential of oral leukoplakia. Materials and Methods: After ethical clearance, we enrolled 121 patients in our study. Lesions were photographed before and after toluidine staining. Image J software was used to analyze fractal dimensions (FDs) of digital image and results were compared with biopsy. Results: Fractal dimension value is significantly higher in leukoplakia with dysplastic changes. FD values increase as age of patients increases. FD value in leukoplakia with different tobacco products showed more positive correlation with surti/khaini abusers. Conclusion: Fractal dimension analysis is a useful method in determination of complication in OL cases and can be used as an effective, noninvasive screening tool at primary healthcare centers for early intervention.

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