Quantitative assessment of the mandibular condyle in patients with diabetes mellitus using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

Naohisa Hirahara, Hirotaka Muraoka, Kotaro Ito, Eri Sawada, Shunya Okada, Tomohiro Komatsu, Takumi Kondo, Takashi Kaneda

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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess the mandibular condyle in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) using the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI). Study Design: 102 patients with DM and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination of the TMJs at our hospital between August 2006 and March 2020 were included in this study. 112 patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) who underwent MRI examination at our hospital between April 2019 and March 2020 were included as controls. The MRI findings were compared between the two groups. Results: The mean ADC values of the mandibular condyle in patients with DM were significantly greater than the controls (P < 0.01). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis revealed a cutoff of 0.98 for the ADC values of the mandibular condyle in patients with DM. Conclusion: This study found that the ADC on DWI could be used for the quantitative assessment of the mandibular condyle in patients with DM. DWI might serve as a new and noninvasive method to assess the presence of DM.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)534-539
Number of pages6
JournalOral Radiology
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2022

Keywords

  • Apparent diffusion coefficient value
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Temporomandibular joint

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