The correlation dimension identifies B-cell immunoglobulin light chain restriction in peripheral blood flow cytometry data

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 600-607

  Wongchaowart, Nicholas T ^a   Rinehart, Daniel G ^a   Hsi, Eric D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Correlation dimension; Flow cytometry; Fractal; Fractal dimension; Lymphoma; ratio

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD; CALCULATION; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33645537725     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/17PT1QM1MCDDVT88     Document Type: Article

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