Complexity, fractals, disease time, and cancer

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dc.contributor.authorSpillman, William B. Jr.en
dc.contributor.authorRobertson, John L.en
dc.contributor.authorHuckle, William R.en
dc.contributor.authorGovindan, B. S.en
dc.contributor.authorMeissner, Kenith E.en
dc.contributor.departmentComparative Oncology Research Center (CORC)en
dc.contributor.departmentBiomedical Sciences and Pathobiologyen
dc.contributor.departmentPhysicsen
dc.date.accessed2013-12-17en
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-17T13:41:35Zen
dc.date.available2014-01-17T13:41:35Zen
dc.date.issued2004-12en
dc.description.abstractDespite many years of research, a method to precisely and quantitatively determine cancer disease state remains elusive. Current practice for characterizing solid tumors involves the use of varying systems of tumor grading and staging and thus leaves diagnosis and clinical staging dependent on the experience and skill of the physicians involved. Although numerous disease markers have been identified, no combination of them has yet been found that produces a quantifiable and reliable measure of disease state. Newly developed genomic markers and other measures based on the developing sciences of complexity offer promise that this situation may soon be changed for the better. In this paper, we examine the potential of two measures of complexity, fractal dimension and percolation, for use as components of a yet to be determined "disease time" vector that more accurately quantifies disease state. The measures are applied to a set of micrographs of progressive rat hepatoma and analyzed in terms of their correlation with cell differentiation, ratio of tumor weight to rat body weight and tumor growth time. The results provide some support for the idea that measures of complexity could be important elements of any future cancer "disease time" vector.en
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dc.identifier.citationSpillman, WB ; Robertson, JL ; Huckle, WR ; et al., Dec 2004. "Complexity, fractals, disease time, and cancer," PHYSICAL REVIEW E 70(6) Part 1: 061911. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.061911en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.061911en
dc.identifier.issn1539-3755en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/24899en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.061911en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectcellular-automataen
dc.subjectPhysicsen
dc.titleComplexity, fractals, disease time, and canceren
dc.title.serialPhysical Review Een
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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