Fractal dimension and image statistics of anal intraepithelial neoplasia

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Volumn 44, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 86-92

  Ahammer, H ^a   Kroepfl, J M ^a   Hackl, Ch ^b   Sedivy, R ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b Department of Pathology   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS;

CLASSIFICATION APPROACH; CLASSIFICATION ERRORS; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; QUANTITATIVE CLASSIFICATIONS; QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 79952290369     PISSN: 09600779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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