• DocumentCode
    2059095
  • Title

    Computational Model of Breast Cancer Tumor Growth

  • Author

    Shumate, Seth D. ; El-Shenawee, Magda

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    20-22 April 2007
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    Computational methods have been utilized to simulate the growth behavior of a tumor originating near the mandible. Extension of the model to three-dimensions (3D) and adaptation to the case of breast cancer, specifically invasive ductal carcinoma, are discussed.
  • Keywords
    biological organs; cancer; gynaecology; tumours; breast cancer tumor growth; invasive ductal carcinoma; mandible; three-dimension model; Biological system modeling; Bones; Breast cancer; Breast neoplasms; Computational modeling; Equations; Genetic mutations; Kinetic theory; Mathematical model; Morphology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Region 5 Technical Conference, 2007 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Fayetteville, AR
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1280-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1280-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPSD.2007.4380314
  • Filename
    4380314