Fractal physiology and nuclear medicine scans

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 914, Issue , 1988, Pages 355-363

  Cargill, E B ^a   Barrett, H H ^b   Fiete, R D ^c   Ker, M ^b   Patton, D D ^b   Seeley, G W ^b  

^a POLAROID CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; POWER SPECTRUM;

DISEASE STATE; FRACTAL OBJECTS; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; HUMAN LIVER; POWER SPECTRAL; POWER-SPECTRA;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 84935986413     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.968652     Document Type: Conference Paper

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