Fractal dimension of microvasculature in renal oncocytomas and chromophobe renal cell carcinomas

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 205, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 677-681

  Karslioǧlu, Yildirim ^a   Günal, Armaǧan ^a   Kurt, Bülent ^a   Öngürü, Önder ^a   Özcan, Ayhan ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Box counting; Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma; Fractal dimension; Microvascular; Renal oncocytoma

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; NEPHRECTOMY; ONCOCYTOMA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 70249142865     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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