Paper Outline (Potential) & Fractals And Osteoporosis

In keeping with the theme of using our blog to update our status for our final paper, I have decided to include my outline for my final paper, as well as an article that I will be referencing in the paper. However, my outline is subject to change, as when I begin writing my paper, topics might be removed or added, dependent upon the amount of information I can gather regarding specific topics.  Here is the outline I have prepared for my paper:

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Topic: Fractals and medicine

A. What is a fractal?

            1. Definition of a fractal

            2. Mathematical explanation of a fractal

B. Can fractal be used in medicine?

            1. Explanation of how fractals can be related to medicine

            2. Applications of fractals in medicine

C. Fractals and cervical cancer

            1. Explanation of cervical cancer

2. Explanation of how fractals can be used to grade cervical cancer

D. Fractals and the heart

            1. How fractals are used for cardiac arrhythmias

            2. Fractals and other heart related issues

E. Fractals and mammographies

            1. Explanation of mammography

            2. How fractals are used in breast cancer detection

F. Fractals and osteoporosis

            1. Explanation of osteoporosis

            2. How fractals are used for osteoporosis

G. Will fractals in medicine be an ongoing trend?

            1. Discussion on the history and future of fractals in medicine

H. Conclusion

Also, you will notice that I have chosen to talk about how fractals are used to help in the diagnosis of osteoporosis. Again, I will be going into detail about this in my paper, but the gist of it is that they use fractals to determine if the bone is healthy, perimenopaused, or osteoporotic. If you would like to take a gander at the article, here is the link:  http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fmi.uni-sofia.bg%2Fcourses%2Fbiomed%2Fpattern-recognition%2Flacunarity.pdf&ei=zX98UPX8MMan0AGQv4C4DQ&usg=AFQjCNFdDkj0TcPsST9dUI0EObYXFdXkMw&sig2=Bzz1HgulR30mCTh89pIIKQ