Fractal analysis of vascular networks: Insights from morphogenesis

Sylvie Lorthois (1) , Francis Cassot (2)

1 IMFT - Institut de mécanique des fluides de Toulouse
2 CHU Toulouse - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse

Considering their extremely complicated and hierarchical structure, a long standing question in vascular physio-pathology is how to characterize blood vessels patterns, including which parameters to use. Another question is how to define a pertinent taxonomy, with applications to normal development and to diagnosis and/or staging of diseases.

Mots clés: Vascular Morphogenesis; Microcirculation and flow through tissues; Brain; Fractals; Cance

Sylvie Lorthois, Francis Cassot. Fractal analysis of vascular networks: Insights from morphogenesis. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2010, 262 (4), pp.614. ⟨10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.10.037⟩. ⟨hal-00564085⟩