Applyinq dynamic thermography in the diagnosis of breast cancer techniques for improving sensitivity of breast thermography

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 42-51

  Ohashi, Yasuhiko ^a,b   Uchida, Isao ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Japan)

^b CANCER INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; THERMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; THERMOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING;

BREAST CANCER; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION THERMOGRAPHY; SEQUENTIAL THERMOGRAPHY; THERMAL RECOVERY; TUMOR;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 0033625626     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.844379     Document Type: Article

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