Muscle fiber diameter assessment in cleft lip using image processing

Mohammad Faisal Jamal Khan (Lead / Corresponding author), Julian Little, Luigi Abelli, Peter Anthony Mossey, Luca Autelitano, Tapas Chandra Nag, Michele Rubini

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Abstract

Objective: To pilot investigation of muscle fiber diameter (MFD) on medial and lateral sides of the cleft in 18 infants with cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) using image processing.

Material and Methods: Formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue samples from the medial and lateral sides of the cleft were analyzed for MFD using an image processing program (ImageJ). For within-case comparison a paired student's test was performed. For comparisons between classes an unpaired t-test was used.

Results: Image processing enabled rapid measurement of MFD with majority of fibers showing diameter between 6 and 11μm. There was no significant difference in mean MFD between the medial and lateral sides, or between CL and CLP. However, we found a significant difference on the medial side (p=0.032) between males and females.

Conclusion: The image processing on FFPE tissues resulted in easy quantification of MFD with finding of a smaller MFD on the medial side in males suggesting possible differences in OO muscle between the two sexes in CL that warrants replication using larger number of cases. Moreover, this finding can aid subclinical phenotyping and potentially in the restoration of the anatomy and function of the upper lip.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)476-481
Number of pages6
JournalOral Diseases
Volume24
Early online date4 Oct 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2017

Keywords

  • Journal article
  • Cleft lip
  • Cleft lip and palate
  • Muscle fiber diameter
  • Image processing
  • FFPE tissue samples

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