Terahertz wave imaging: Horizons and hurdles

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 3667-3677

  Zhang, X C ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

TERAHERTZ WAVE IMAGING;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONICS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OPTICS; RADIATION; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSDUCER;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROMAGNETICS; ELECTRONICS; MICROWAVES; OPTICS; RADIATION, NONIONIZING; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0037038491     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/21/301     Document Type: Article

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