"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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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fractals" by people in Profiles.
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Castiglione JA, Drake AW, Hussein AE, Johnson MD, Palmisciano P, Smith MS, Robinson MW, Stahl TL, Jandarov RA, Grossman AW, Shirani P, Forbes JA, Andaluz N, Zuccarello M, Prestigiacomo CJ. Complex Morphologic Analysis of Cerebral Aneurysms Through the Novel Use of Fractal Dimension as a Predictor of Rupture Status: A Proof of Concept Study. World Neurosurg. 2023 07; 175:e64-e72.
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Ducharme SW, van Emmerik REA. Multifractality of Unperturbed and Asymmetric Locomotion. J Mot Behav. 2019; 51(4):394-405.
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Fang Z, Chen B, Lin S, Ye W, Xiao H, Chen X. Investigation of inner mechanism of anisotropic mechanical property of antler bone. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2018 12; 88:1-10.
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Ducharme SW, Liddy JJ, Haddad JM, Busa MA, Claxton LJ, van Emmerik REA. Association between stride time fractality and gait adaptability during unperturbed and asymmetric walking. Hum Mov Sci. 2018 Apr; 58:248-259.
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Di Ieva A, Niamah M, Menezes RJ, Tsao M, Krings T, Cho YB, Schwartz ML, Cusimano MD. Computational fractal-based analysis of brain arteriovenous malformation angioarchitecture. Neurosurgery. 2014 Jul; 75(1):72-9.
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Brown SM, Tate Q, Jones JP, Knox DB, Kuttler KG, Lanspa M, Rondina MT, Grissom CK, Behera S, Mathews VJ, Morris A. Initial fractal exponent of heart rate variability is associated with success of early resuscitation in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock: a prospective cohort study. J Crit Care. 2013 Dec; 28(6):959-63.
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Karellas A. Mammographic pattern analysis: an emerging risk assessment tool. Acad Radiol. 2007 May; 14(5):511-2.
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Naumov YN, Naumova EN, Hogan KT, Selin LK, Gorski J. A fractal clonotype distribution in the CD8+ memory T cell repertoire could optimize potential for immune responses. J Immunol. 2003 Apr 15; 170(8):3994-4001.