THE FRACTAL DIMENSION MAY BE A USEFUL MORPHOMETRIC DISCRIMINANT IN HISTOPATHOLOGY

被引：63

作者：

CROSS, SS

COTTON, DWK

机构：

[1] Department of Pathology, University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, S10 2UL, P.O. Box 596, Beech Hill Road

来源：

JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY | 1992年 / 166卷 / 04期

关键词：

FRACTALS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY;

D O I：

10.1002/path.1711660414

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

The hypothesis is presented that fractal geometry, and the fractal dimension in particular, is likely to be a more useful method of image analysis in histopathology than the use of regular Euclidean geometry. The concept of the fractal dimension is described and it is suggested that many human tumours have a fractal structure over a wide range of scales. It is postulated that the fractal dimension will be useful in discriminating between different diagnostic categories and may also allow more precise prognostic stratification within single diagnostic groups.

引用

页码：409 / 411

页数：3

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