[The appliance of image analysis in the diagnosis of oral Lichen Planus and it's malignant change]

Shanghai Kou Qiang Yi Xue. 1993 Mar;2(1):32-4.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

After the Feulgen dying,if the normal oral mucous,oral Lichen planus as well as the pathological cut sheets with atypical dysplasia and malignant change in defferent degrees,use the image analysis technique to measure the morphologic parameters of the nucleus(including nuclear surface area,perimeter maximum nuclear diameter,minimum nulear diameter,equivalent circle diameter,morphological factor) and the amount of DNA,5CER acts as an indes of distinguishing malignancy or benignancy,the value of 5CER in malignant is more than 10% and in benignant is less than 10%.The result of the analysis from the optical microscope differs from the optical microscope differs form the image analysis.There are so many personal factors in the qualitative analysis by optical microscope that it because quite imperative to research for a new diagnosing way.The synchronization of quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis can correct the personal errors in qualitative analysis.It will be very useful for directing the clinical practice and the judgment of prognosis.