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Fractal analysis is a relatively new mathematical method for image analysis, which quantitatively characterizes the spatial configuration complexity degree of the studied objects. In clinical neuroscience, fractal analysis is most often used for morphometric studies of cerebral hemispheres and cerebellum. An analysis of the cortex, white matter, and their outer surfaces, as well as analysis of brain tissue as a whole can be carried out. The fractal dimension (parameter determined by fractal analysis) depends on individual anatomical features and may change during ontogenesis. Changes in the fractal dimension were determined during the process of brain development and in its deviations, in normal aging and neurodegenerative diseases, acute brain tissue lesions (traumatic brain injury and cerebral circulation disorders) and in some mental disorders. The advantages of fractal analysis application in clinical practice include the possibility of detecting the morphological changes in the brain structures as well as the possibility of the quantitative and objective assessment of the severity of the detected changes.
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The Scientific and Practical Journal of Medicine
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