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8114170

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-29
pubmed:abstractText
We analyzed the spatial structure of contact radiographs of barium-filled pulmonary arteries of rats raised in room air and in two environments that induce pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)--hypoxia and hyperoxia. We found that the spatial structure of the pulmonary arteries was fractal in both the control and the hypertensive lungs. The fractal dimension of the pulmonary arteries of the control lungs was 1.62 +/- 0.01 (mean +/- SEM), which is greater than that of both the hypoxic lungs 1.50 +/- 0.03 (p < 0.01) and the hyperoxic lungs 1.44 +/- 0.01 (p < 0.01). There was no significant difference between the hypoxic and hyperoxic lungs. The fractal dimension may be a useful clinical index to quantify pathologic changes in the pulmonary arterial tree.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0883-5993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Fractal analysis of pulmonary arteries: the fractal dimension is lower in pulmonary hypertension.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't