Experimental feasibility of breast tumor detection and localization

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 383-386

  Fear, Elise C ^a   Sill, Jeff ^a   Stuchly, Maria A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANTENNAS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; RADAR SYSTEMS; TUMORS;

MICROWAVE IMAGING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0042164511     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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