UJA-3DFD: a program to compute the 3D fractal dimension from MRI data

J Ruiz de Miras; J Navas; P Villoslada; F J Esteban

doi:10.1016/j.cmpb.2010.08.015

UJA-3DFD: a program to compute the 3D fractal dimension from MRI data

Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2011 Dec;104(3):452-60. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2010.08.015. Epub 2010 Sep 17.

Authors

J Ruiz de Miras¹, J Navas, P Villoslada, F J Esteban

Affiliation

¹ Department of Computer Science, University of Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain. demiras@ujaen.es

PMID: 20850888
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2010.08.015

Abstract

This work presents a computer program for computing the 3D fractal dimension (3DFD) from magnetic-resonance images of the brain. The program is based on an algorithm that calculates the 3D box counting of the entire volume of the brain, and also of its 3D skeletonization. The validity and accuracy of the software has been confirmed using solids with well-known 3DFD values. The usefulness of the program developed is demonstrated by its successful characterization of several neurodegenerative diseases.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Fractals*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Software*