Fractal geometry in urodynamics of lower urinary tract

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-31

  Chang, Shyang ^a   Mao, Shu Ting ^a   Kuo, Tong Po ^a   Hu, Shih Jen ^a   Lin, Wen Ching ^b   Cheng, Chen Li ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cystometrogram; External urethral sphincter electromyogram; Fractional dimension; Relative differential box counting; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLADDER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MANOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; TEMPERATURE; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TEMPERATURE; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033620181     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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