ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020
Role of fractal analysis in detection of dysplasia in potentially malignant disorders.
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- A Review on Image Processing and Fractal Analysis in Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders.Oral diseases · 2026Review
- Incidence Progression and Epidemiological Study of Oral Precancerous Lesions: An Original Research.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Early Detection of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: A Review on Prospective Screening Methods with Regard to Global Challenges.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2024Review
- Use of the Fractal Dimension to Differentiate Epithelium and Connective Tissue in Oral Leukoplakias.Cancers · 2022Article
- Application of Fractal Dimension and Texture Analysis to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Treatment of a Venous Lake in the Oral Mucosa Using a 980 nm Diode Laser-A Preliminary Study.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundFractal 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.
objectivesTo determine the efficacy of fractal dimension analysis in detecting malignancy potential of oral leukoplakia. MATERIALS AND
methodsAfter 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.
resultsFractal 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.
conclusionFractal 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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