Fractal physiology and nuclear medicine scans

E. B. Cargill; H. H. Barrett; R. D. Fiete; M. Ker; D. D. Patton; G. W. Seeley

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Fractal physiology and nuclear medicine scans

E. B. Cargill, H. H. Barrett, R. D. Fiete, M. Ker, D. D. Patton, G. W. Seeley

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Measurement of the power spectra of liver scans reveals that the radiocolloid distribution in the human liver behaves as a fractal object. Analysis of the power spectra suggests that the fractal dimension of the functional units of the liver changes with disease state, and that power spectral slope may be a useful classifier for the presence of disease. Models are proposed that relate the power spectral slope to the fractal dimension of the liver parenchyma.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	355-363
Number of pages	9
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	914
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.968652
State	Published - Jun 27 1988

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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