Fractal texture analysis of perfusion lung scans

Computers and Biomedical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 161-171

  Tourassi, Georgia D ^a   Frederick, Erik D ^b   Vittitoe, Neal F ^c   Coleman, R Edward ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033945632     PISSN: 00104809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbmr.2000.1542     Document Type: Article

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