| Summary: | 碩士 === 國防醫學院 === 牙醫科學研究所 === 107 === Objectives:
Autofluorescence imaging is gaining popularity as an adjunctive test for oral
potentially malignant disorders (OPMD). This study evaluated the efficacy of
autofluorescence imaging based on the current standard oral mucosal disorder
checklist in Taiwan.
Materials and Methods:
In total, 126 patients suspected to have mucosal disorders at the Division of
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan,
were enrolled. Following a conventional oral examination by using the oral
mucosal disorder checklist and an autofluorescence imaging examination, all
participants underwent histopathological examination to access epithelial
dysplasia.
Result:
Among 126 patients, 68 patients were diagnosis as having an OPMD and 63
having epithelial dysplasia. Autofluorescence imaging exhibited a sensitivity,
specificity, positivity predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV),and accuracy of 77.94%, 35.42%, 63.10%, 53.13%, and 60.34%, respectively, for
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