Discriminant analysis of normal and malignant breast tissue based upon INAA investigation of elemental concentration

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-109

  Ng, Kwan Hoong ^a,c   Ong, Seng Huat ^a   Bradley, D A ^b   Looi, Lai Meng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Asia Lab   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; CALCIUM; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DATA REDUCTION; DATA STRUCTURES; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RUBIDIUM; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BREAST TISSUE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATION;

TISSUE;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BROMINE; CALCIUM; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RUBIDIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 0031015117     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00055-3     Document Type: Article

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