Estudo comparativo da radiografia panorâmica digital e tomografia cone beam de alta resolução no rastreamento de lesões dos maxilares em mieloma múltiplo

Abstract

Introduction: Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a malignant hematological neoplasm characterized by the proliferation of abnormal plasma cells in the bone marrow. Digital panoramic radiography and high-resolution cone beamtomographyaretechniques commonly used in the evaluation of maxillary bone lesions. Objectives:To evaluate the relationship between the size of bone lesionsandthe sensitivity of the two imaging techniques in detecting lesions in patientswithmultiple myeloma. Methodology: Observational, cross-sectional, and analytical study. The sample consisted of 28 participants, and the results were described using descriptive and inferential statistics, and the confidence interval considered was 95%. Results: One of the results was the comparative effectiveness between the techniques used, which demonstrated the superior accuracy of this tomography in detecting bone lesions in the jaw(p=0.01; MannWhitney). Also, a significant advance in the ability to diagnose in detail and early. Conclusion: Imaging techniques for the approach to MultipleMyeloma have better accuracy, sensitivity and dimension comparedtotomography. This work does not demonstrate major differences between demographic data such as age groups and gender, and tomography compared to radiography demonstrates that despite presenting a small significant difference, other parameters must be observed in clinical practice.