This is our presentation about one interesting application of fractals, FRACTALS IN MEDICINE!

1. FRACTALS IN
MEDICINE
Made by:
Claudia Palacios, Emili Pascual, Laura
Valenciano, Alicja Sebzda, Paulina
Antkowiak,Mateusz Letowski, Julia
Krajewska

2. INDEX
➢ Fractal anatomy:
- Neural network
- Vascular network
➢ Fractal viruses
➢ Fractals in genetics
➢ Diabolical lens
➢ Curiosities
➢ Video

3. FRACTAL ANATOMY
Biology has been very influenced because of the fractals
revolution. In humans body there are lots of examples of
fractals systems as neural network, vascular network and
others ducts.
Although these structures have different functions, they
have physiologic aspects in common. Their fractal’s
ramifications and withdrawals amplify in big quantity their
absorption areas surface.

4. - NEURAL NETWORK
Just like human brain cells which have higher
fractal dimension than that of the general sphere
cells, viruses are metabolically active having higher
metabolic rate than the infected sphere cells due to
their unsmooth surfaces having higher fractal
dimension.

5. - VASCULAR NETWORK
The arterial network ramify into millions of veins that
subdivide into its minimum expression. It’s for that reason
that each cell receives the perfect quantity of nutrients to
satisfy its vital functions in time and shape.
** Doctors are surprised because with these fractal
techniques they can easily find premature signs of some
diseases. Their tools measure the biological complexity
and they allow to see how we get away from them.

6. FRACTAL VIRUSES
One of the most importants applications of fractals in medicine is obtained with fractal
viruses. Nowadays it realizes studies about some tumours that grow and ramify with
fractal shape.
In addition, a group of researchers have used fractal techniques to predict osteoporosis.
This disease normally affects to old people or people with calcium deficiency. To detect
this disease, they realize test results about bones texture
Healthy bone
Osteoporosis bone

7. FRACTALS IN GENETICS
Presently, genetics field is very important and we can find lots of similarities with
fractals because in both of them, from simple information, it appears complex
structures.

8. DIABOLICAL LENS
It exists some new diffractive lens known as “diabolical lens”. They are able to increase
the deep’s person spotlight and to reduce the chromatic aberration. They are called in
this way because their design is about a fractal structure called “devil stairs”.
In these photos there are diffractive lens, we can appreciate their structures, formed by
lots of unequal concentric rings. Multifocal lens of this type are used to correct the
tired eyesight and in their intraocular version are used to replace the crystalline lens in
cataract cirugy.

9. CURIOSITIES:
- One application of fractals is currently carried out in the regeneration of skin
tissue.
- The possible regeneration of whole organs for use in transplants is under
investigation
- A similar relationship is being studied between the structure of the blood conduits
of the human body and the fractals.

10. VIDEO

11. REFERENCES
- https://prezi.com/ubskq-k3xcz-/fractales-aplicaciones-en-la-medicina/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPZlLSp-TR0
- https://www.upm.es/e-politecnica/?p=3307
- http://medina-psicologia.ugr.es/cienciacognitiva/?p=981
- http://matematicosbac.blogspot.com.es/2013/05/fractales.html
- Google images
- Wordreference
- Wikipedia

12. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY
LEARNING THIS INTERESTING
APPLICATION OF
FRACTALS!