Fractal dimensions in urine smears: A comparison between benign and malignant cells

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-182

  Rajesh, Logasundaram ^a   Dey, Pranab ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Box counting; Fractals; Urine

Indexed keywords

CANCER CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; LETTER; MORPHOMETRICS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

CELL COUNT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FRACTALS; HUMANS; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; URINE;

EID: 0037795223     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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