The fractal dimension of nuclear chromatin as a prognostic factor in acute precursor B lymphoblastic leukemia

Cellular Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 55-59

  Adam, Randall L ^a   Silva, Rosana C ^a   Pereira, Fernanda G ^a   Leite, Neucimar J ^a   Lorand Metze, Irene ^a   Metze, Konradin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Complexity; Fractality; Karyometry; Morphometry; Texture analysis

Indexed keywords

CD45 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; FLUORESCENCE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; KARYOMETRY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

AZURE STAINS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; FRACTALS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, B-CELL, ACUTE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

EID: 33646382360     PISSN: 15705870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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