A monte carlo simulation study to investigate the potential of diffraction enhanced breast imaging

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4 PART 2, 2000, Pages 1581-1586

  Taibi, A ^a   Royle, G J ^a   Speller, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; TISSUE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BREAST IMAGING; POLYCHROMATOCITY;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034244746     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.873019     Document Type: Article

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