Measurement of dielectric properties of subcutaneous fat with open- ended coaxial sensors

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 475-485

  Alanen, Esko ^a   Lahtinen, Tapani ^a,b   Nuutinen, Jouni ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOPHYSICS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0031929054     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/3/001     Document Type: Article

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