A method for estimating the dimension of asymptotic fractal sets

Bioimaging

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 65-70

  Landini, Gabriel ^a   Rigaut, Jean Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Complexity; Fractal; Morphometry; Shape descriptors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030766233     PISSN: 09669051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1361-6374(199706)5:2<65::AID-BIO3>3.3.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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