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From: Jim.McNamee@p7.f12.n376.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Jim McNamee)
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Subject: Factals in Biomedical Science
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Date: 8 Jan 90 13:49:19 GMT
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 DE> In article <298@spectra.COM>, bseeg@spectra.COM (Bob Seegmiller) 
 DE> writes:
 DE> > ...  I'm not familiar with any structures or systems (both
 DE> > physical -- a.k.a. tissues/organs) in living organisms that can be
 DE> > fractally described.

    And Dan Platt replies:
 DE> 
 DE> Retinal Vessels are close to being DLA which are fractal... most blood
 DE> vessels have fractal character to them.
 DE> 
 DE> Look up Physica D 38, 98 (1989)

    You might also check the Feb. '90 issue of Annals of Biomedical
Engineering.  It contains a collection of articles on the use of fractals in
physiology and biomedical engineering.


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