Fractal analysis differentiation of nuclear and vascular patterns in hepatocellular carcinomas and hepatic metastasis

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 845-854

  Streba, Costin Teodor ^a   Pirici, D ^a   Vere, C C ^a   Mogoanta L ^a   Violeta, Comǎnescu ^b   Rogoveanu, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

^b EMERGENCY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Romania)

Author keywords

Fractal analysis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver metastasis; Pathology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS;

EID: 80052659131     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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