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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2006; 12(14): 2187-2194
Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2187
Liver fibrosis and tissue architectural change measurement using fractal-rectified metrics and Hurst’s exponent
Nicola Dioguardi, Fabio Grizzi, Barbara Franceschini, Paola Bossi, Carlo Russo
Nicola Dioguardi, Fabio Grizzi, Barbara Franceschini, Carlo Russo, Laboratori di Medicina Quantitativa, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, and "Michele Rodriguez" Foundation, Institute for Quantitative Methods in Medicine, Milan, Italy
Paola Bossi, Department of Pathology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
Supported by the “Michele Rodriguez” Foundation, Institute for Quantitative Measures in Medicine, Milan, Italy
Correspondence to: Nicola Dioguardi, MD, Laboratori di Medicina Quantitativa, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano MI, Italy. nicola.dioguardi@humanitas.it
Telephone: +39-2-82244501 Fax: +39-2-82244590
Received: May 4, 2005
Revised: July 1, 2005
Accepted: August 26, 2005
Published online: April 14, 2006
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