Title :
A three-dimensional fractal model of tumour vasculature
Author :
Tsafnat, Naomi ; Tsafnat, Guy ; Lambert, Tim D.
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Biomedical Eng., New South Wales Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We constructed a three-dimensional fractal model of the vascular network in a tumour periphery. We model the highly disorganised structure of the neoplastic vasculature by using a high degree of variation in segment properties such as length, diameter and branching angle. The overall appearance of the vascular tree is subjectively similar to that of the disorganised vascular network which encapsulates tumours. The fractal dimension of the model is within the range of clinically measured values.
Keywords :
blood vessels; cancer; fractals; physiological models; tumours; highly disorganised structure; neoplastic vasculature; three-dimensional fractal model; tumour vasculature; Australia; Bifurcation; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Blood vessels; Chaos; Computer science; Displays; Fractals; Tumors; Fractal Dimension; Fractal Model; Tumour Microvasculature;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004. IEMBS '04. 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8439-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403250
