Fractal Physiology And Nuclear Medicine Scans

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

doi:10.1117/12.968652

27 June 1988 Fractal Physiology And Nuclear Medicine Scans

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

Proceedings Volume 0914, Medical Imaging II; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.968652
Event: Medical Imaging II, 1988, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

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.

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E. B. Cargill, H. H. Barrett, R. D. Fiete, M. Ker, D. D. Patton, and G. W. Seeley "Fractal Physiology And Nuclear Medicine Scans", Proc. SPIE 0914, Medical Imaging II, (27 June 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.968652

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