A fractal analysis of skin pigmented lesions using the novel tool of the variogram technique

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1119-1135

  Mastrolonardo, Mario ^a   Conte, Elio ^a,b   Zbilut, Joseph P ^c  

^a Section of Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; FRACTALS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PIGMENTS; SKIN;

MORTALITY; SKIN PIGMENTED LESIONS; VARIOGRAM;

TUMORS;

EID: 29144449412     PISSN: 09600779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2005.08.106     Document Type: Article

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