Fractal and spectral dimension analysis of liver fibrosis in needle biopsy specimens

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 262-266

  Dioguardi, Nicola ^a   Grizzi, Fabio ^a   Bossi, Paola ^a   Roncalli, Massimo ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Fractals; Liver fibrosis; Needle; Spectral dimensions

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COLLAGEN; EVALUATION STUDIES; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FRACTALS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0033053237     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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