Fractal tumor growth of ovarian cancer: Sonographic evaluation

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-302

  Kikuchi, Ahihiko ^a   Kozuma, Shiro ^a   Sakamaki, Ken ^a   Saito, Makiko ^a   Marumo, Genzo ^a   Yasugi, Toshiharu ^a   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

FIGO stage; Fractal analysis; Fractal dimension; Fractal geometry; Fractals; Morphology; Ovarian cancer; Ovarian tumor; Tumor growth; Tumor outline; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOID; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTADENOMA; DYSGERMINOMA; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID TUMOR; THECOMA;

EID: 0036929316     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2002.6842     Document Type: Article

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