Can the fractal dimension be applied for the early diagnosis of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy?

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 930-934

  Kunicki, A C B ^a   Oliveira, A J ^a   Mendonca M B M ^b   Barbosa, C T F ^b   Nogueira, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Box counting; Fractal dimension; Information fractal dimension; Non proliferative diabetic retinopathy; Retina; Vascularization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NON PROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; OPTIC DISK; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINOGRAPHY;

EID: 71049164272     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2009005000020     Document Type: Article

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