"Fractals" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Patterns (real or mathematical) which look similar at different scales, for example the network of airways in the lung which shows similar branching patterns at progressively higher magnifications. Natural fractals are self-similar across a finite range of scales while mathematical fractals are the same across an infinite range. Many natural, including biological, structures are fractal (or fractal-like). Fractals are related to "chaos" (see NONLINEAR DYNAMICS) in that chaotic processes can produce fractal structures in nature, and appropriate representations of chaotic processes usually reveal self-similarity over time.
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D017709
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.599.125 G17.290
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| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fractals" by people in Profiles.
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Quantitative Biomarkers for Cancer Detection Using Contrast-Free Ultrasound High-Definition Microvessel Imaging: Fractal Dimension, Murray's Deviation, Bifurcation Angle & Spatial Vascularity Pattern. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2021 12; 40(12):3891-3900.
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Anti-migraine effect of wine-processed Radix scutellariae: Pharmacodynamic verification in nitroglycerin-induced rats and correlation study between compounds dissolution and the fractal dimension. J Ethnopharmacol. 2020 Dec 05; 263:113131.
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The enhancement mechanism of wine-processed Radix Scutellaria on NTG-induced migraine rats. Biomed Pharmacother. 2017 Jul; 91:138-146.
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The Global Relationship between Chromatin Physical Topology, Fractal Structure, and Gene Expression. Sci Rep. 2017 01 24; 7:41061.
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Unique fractal evaluation and therapeutic implications of mitochondrial morphology in malignant mesothelioma. Sci Rep. 2016 Apr 15; 6:24578.
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Fractal Characterization of Chromatin Decompaction in Live Cells. Biophys J. 2015 Dec 01; 109(11):2218-26.
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Lung cancer-a fractal viewpoint. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2015 Nov; 12(11):664-75.
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The fractal spatial distribution of pancreatic islets in three dimensions: a self-avoiding growth model. Phys Biol. 2013 Jun; 10(3):036009.
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Lung texture in serial thoracic CT scans: assessment of change introduced by image registration. Med Phys. 2012 Aug; 39(8):4679-90.
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Finding your way through chaos, fractals, and other exotic mathematical objects: a guide for the perplexed. J Am Psychoanal Assoc. 2009 Oct; 57(5):1227-49.