Structural complexity of the craniofacial trabecular bone in multiple myeloma assessed by fractal analysis
Michels Mariane, Morais-Faria Karina, Rivera Cesar, Brandao Thais Bianca, Santos-Silva Roger, Oliveira Matheus L.,
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( Michels Mariane ) - University of Campinas Piracicaba Dental School Department of Oral Diagnosis
( Morais-Faria Karina ) - Sao Paulo University Medical School Sao Paulo State Cancer Institute Dental Oncology Service
( Rivera Cesar ) - University of Talca Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Basic Biomedical Sciences
( Brandao Thais Bianca ) - Sao Paulo University Medical School Sao Paulo State Cancer Institute Dental Oncology Service
( Santos-Silva Roger ) - University of Campinas Piracicaba Dental School Department of Oral Diagnosis
( Oliveira Matheus L. ) - University of Campinas Piracicaba Dental School Department of Oral Diagnosis
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the structural complexity of craniofacial trabecular bone in multiple myeloma by fractal analysis of panoramic and lateral skull radiography, and to compare the fractal dimension values of healthy patients (HPs), pre-treatment patients (PTPs), and patients during bisphosphonate treatment (DTPs).
Materials and Methods: Pairs of digital panoramic and lateral skull radiographs of 84 PTPs and 72 DTPs were selected. After application of exclusion criteria, 43 panoramic and 84 lateral skull radiographs of PTPs, 56 panoramic and 72 lateral skull radiographs of DTPs, and 99 panoramic radiographs of age- and sex-matched HPs were selected. The fractal dimension values from panoramic radiographs were compared among HPs, PTPs, and DTPs and between anatomical locations within patient groups using analysis of variance with the Tukey test. Fractal dimension values from lateral skull radiographs were compared between PTPs and DTPs using the Student t-test. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to assess the relationship between the mandible from panoramic radiographs and the skull from lateral skull radiographs. Intra-examiner agreement was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (α=0.05).
Results: The fractal dimension values were not significantly different among HPs, PTPs, and DTPs on panoramic radiographs or between PTPs and DTPs on lateral skull radiographs (P>0.05). The mandibular body presented the highest fractal dimension values (P≤0.05). The fractal dimension values of the mandible and skull in PTPs and DTPs were not correlated.
Conclusion: Fractal analysis was not sensitive for distinguishing craniofacial trabecular bone complexity in multiple myeloma patients using panoramic and lateral skull radiography.
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Fractals; Cancellous Bone; Multiple Myeloma; Diagnostic Imaging
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