Title :
Fractal analysis for the adherent platelets under flow conditions
Author :
Cheng, Kuo-Sheng ; Lin, J.-S. ; Mao, C.-W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Biomed. Eng., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
Abstract :
The kinetics of platelets aggregation on protein-coated surfaces under flow conditions was studied using a PC-based imaging system. The fluorescence-labeled platelets were in whole blood flowing through a chamber. The platelets deposited onto the protein-coated surface in a time-dependent manner. The application of the fractal dimension to characterize the distribution of platelets deposition provided a measure of the degree of correlation of the signal over time
Keywords :
haemorheology; PC-based imaging system; PC-based imaging systems; adherent platelets; fractal analysis; protein-coated surfaces; signal correlation over time; whole blood; Artificial biological organs; Blood flow; Brownian motion; Covariance matrix; Fluorescence; Fractals; Geometry; Image edge detection; Kinetic theory; Protein engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415358
