Fractals in microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Landini, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Fractal; Irregularity; Metrology; Morphology; Randomness; Resolution

Indexed keywords

RANDOM PROCESSES;

COMPLEXITY; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; IRREGULARITY; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; RANDOMNESS; RESOLUTION; SCALINGS; SELF-SIMILAR; SELF-SIMILARITIES;

FRACTALS;

ARTICLE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78650048787     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2010.03454.x     Document Type: Article

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