Investigation of feasibility to use computer aided texture analysis for detection and classification of ameloblastomas and keratocysts

• Grant number: 17/09550-4
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: February 01, 2018 - March 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Medical Radiology
• Principal Investigator: André Luiz Ferreira Costa
• Grantee: André Luiz Ferreira Costa
• Host Institution: Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa. Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul (UNICSUL). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Clarissa Lin Yasuda ; Gabriela Castellano ; Paulo Henrique Braz da Silva

Abstract

Imaging assessments have become a fundamental part of biomedical sciences, not only for diagnosis, but also for planning, treatment and follow-up in health sciences. The development of digital image analysis technologies has made possible to increase the sensitivity and specificity of these investigations. Texture analysis is one of them. Through this analysis it is possible to describe, by means of statistical parameters, if there are differences between tissues of different examined regions, as well as between healthy tissues and affected by pathologies, in the same region, having the ability to detect image patterns that are normally imperceptible to human vision.Ameloblastoma and keratocystic are benign odontogenic lesions that develop from epithelial remains of structures involved in dental development. The differential diagnosis between these two lesions and their clinical/pathological subtypes remains a challenge due to their morphological similarities, which hinder differentiation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of imaging exams for the analysis of both lesions.This project aims to investigate whether texture analysis of MR images can add important information on the differentiation of different types of ameloblastomas and keratocysts. For this, patients with both lesions will be selected. We will perform the image textural analysis with the Matlab software, selecting suitable textural analysis parameters and verifying their validity in imaging and histopathological diagnosis and molecular profile of ameloblastomas, regarding the BRAF V600E mutation and a non-coding RNAs panel (by deep sequencing analysis). We will correlate the image changes with the progression of the clinical, histopathological, molecular and morphometric parameters. Subsequently, it will be evaluated if these texture parameters are able to predict if the lesion is in agreement with the final histological diagnosis and molecular profile. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE ROSA, CATHARINA SIMIONI; BERGAMINI, MARIANA LOBO; PALMIERI, MICHELLE; DE SANTANA SARMENTO, DMITRY JOSE; DE CARVALHO, MARCIA OLIVEIRA; FRANCO RICARDO, ANA LUCIA; HASSEUS, BENGT; JONASSON, PETER; BRAZ-SILVA, PAULO HENRIQUE; FERREIRA COSTA, ANDRE LUIZ. Differentiation of periapical granuloma from radicular cyst using cone beam computed tomography images texture analysis. HELIYON, v. 6, n. 10, OCT 2020. (17/09550-4, 09/53982-0)

COSTA, A. L. F.; CARREIRA, B. DE SOUZA; FARDIM, K. A. C.; NUSSI, A. D.; DA SILVA LIMA, V. C.; MIGUEL, V, M. M.; JARDINI, M. A. N.; SANTAMARIA, M. P.; DE CASTRO LOPES, S. L. P.. Texture analysis of cone beam computed tomography images reveals dental implant stability. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, v. 50, n. 12, p. 1609-1616, DEC 2021. (17/09550-4, 19/10675-1)

PEREZ GOMES, JOAO PEDRO; CASTRO VELOSO, JOSE DE RIBAMAR; ALTEMANI, ALBINA MESSIAS DE ALMEIDA M.; CHONE, CARLOS TAKAHIRO; CARRASCO ALTEMANI, JOAO MAURICIO; DE FREITAS, CLAUDIO FROES; PASSOS LIMA, CARMEN SILVIA; BRAZ-SILVA, PAULO HENRIQUE; FERREIRA COSTA, ANDRE LUIZ. Three-Dimensional Volume Imaging to Increase the Accuracy of Surgical Management in a Case of Recurrent Chordoma of the Clivus. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS, v. 19, p. 1168-1174, OCT 2 2018. (17/09550-4)

SANTOS, WELLINGTON PEREIRA DOS; GOMES, JOAO PEDRO PEREZ; NUSSI, AMANDA DRUMSTAS; ALTEMANI, JOAO MAURICIO; DOS SANTOS, MARIA TERESA BOTTI RODRIGUES; HASSEUS, BENGT; GIGLIO, DANIEL; BRAZ-SILVA, PAULO HENRIQUE; COSTA, ANDRE LUIZ FERREIRA. Morphology, Volume, and Density Characteristics of the Parotid Glands before and after Chemoradiation Therapy in Patients with Head and Neck Tumors. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY, v. 2020, MAR 26 2020. (17/09550-4)

FERREIRA COSTA, ANDRE LUIZ; PAIXAO, ALINE KATAKI; GONCALVES, BIANCA COSTA; OGAWA, CELSO MASSAHIRO; MARTINELLI, THIAGO; MAEDA, FERNANDO AKIO; TRIVINO, TARCILA; PEREIRA DE CASTRO LOPES, SERGIO LUCIO. Cone Beam Computed Tomography-Based Anatomical Assessment of the Olfactory Fossa. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY, 2019. (17/09550-4)

GONCALVES, BIANCA C.; DE ARAUJO, ELAINE C.; NUSSI, AMANDA D.; BECHARA, NAIRA; SARMENTO, DMITRY; OLIVEIRA, MARCIA S.; SANTAMARIA, MAURO P.; COSTA, ANDRE LUIZ F.; LOPES, SERGIO. Texture analysis of cone-beam computed tomography images assists the detection of furcal lesion. Journal of Periodontology, v. 91, n. 9, FEB 2020. (18/17850-0, 17/09550-4)

MANSMITH CALLE, ALISON JHISEL; OGAWA, CELSO MASSAHIRO; MARTINS, JAQUELINE SERRA; SANTOS, FERNANDA CARDOSO; PEREIRA DE CASTRO LOPES, SERGIO LUCIO; RAPHAELLI NAHAS-SCOCATE, ANA CARLA; HASSEUS, BENGT; APPENZELLER, SIMONE; FERREIRA COSTA, ANDRE LUIZ. Temporomandibular joint in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: magnetic resonance imaging measurements and their correlation with imaging findings. Oral Radiology, NOV 2021. (17/09550-4, 19/22315-0)