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Table 1 Summary of results obtained with significant differences in comparative analyses of fractal dimension, Shannon’s entropy and number of cell nuclei between normal, hyperplastic and tumor tissues

From: Quantification of fractal dimension and Shannon’s entropy in histological diagnosis of prostate cancer

 

N1

H1

T1

N1

 

FD 0.0414

FD 0.0472

-

SE 0.8691

SE 0.9626

 

CN 0.9918

CN 0.0109

H1

FD 0.0414

 

FD 0.9626

SE 0.8691

-

SE 0.9626

CN 0.9918

 

CN 0.0008

T1

FD 0.0472

FD 0.008

 

SE 0.9626

SE 0.9626

-

CN 0.0109

CN 0.008

 
 

N2

H2

T2

N2

 

FD 0.0005

FD 0.005

-

SE 0.9473

SE 0.0389

 

CN 0.9343

CN 0.001

H2

FD 0.0005

 

FD 0.5152

SE 0.9473

-

SE 0.0172

CN 0.9343

 

CN 0.001

T2

FD 0.005

FD 0.5152

 

SE 0.0389

SE 0.0172

-

CN 0.001

CN 0.001

 
 

N3

H3

T3

N3

 

FD 0.0036

FD 0.9413

-

SE 0.9969

SE < 0.001

 

CN 0.2276

CN 0.0001

H3

FD 0.0036

 

FD 0.0936

SE 0.9969

-

SE < 0.001

CN 0.2276

 

CN 0.029

T3

FD 0.9413

FD 0.0936

 

SE < 0.001

SE < 0.001

-

 

CN < 0.0001

CN < 0.029

 
  1. FD = fractal dimension, SE = Shannon’s entropy, CN = number of cell nuclei.
  2. N = normal tissue, H = hyperplastic tissue, T = tumor tissue.
  3. p < 0.05 – significant difference.