Analysis of fetal cortical complexity from MR images using 3D entropy based information fractal dimension

Nonlinear Dynamics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 363-372

  Shyu, Kuo Kai ^a   Wu, Yu Te ^b,c   Chen, Tzong Rong ^a,d   Chen, Hui Yun ^b   Hu, Hui Hsin ^b   Guo, Wan Yuo ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHING YUN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cortical complexity; Entropy; Fetus; Fractal dimension; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

BOX-COUNTING METHOD; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CORTICAL COMPLEXITY; FETUS; FRACTAL DIMENSION METHOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; MR IMAGES; MR IMAGING;

BRAIN; ENTROPY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 77956614124     PISSN: 0924090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11071-010-9654-1     Document Type: Article

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