title: Fractal patterns for cells in culture.
abstract: The present study aims to understand the growth of human malignant tumours in vitro, using the geometry of fractals as a method of analysis. The fractal dimensions of HN-5 and MDCK cell growth patterns have been measured. The first results may suggest the possibility of distinct growth processes characterized by different (time-dependent) effective fractal dimensions for MDCK and HN-5 cells. If this is true, the fractal dimensions may yet prove to be a useful discriminant for comparing different diagnostic categories.
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D017709:Fractals; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000473:pathology*