Microwave imaging of the breast

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-82

  Fear, Elise C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer detection; Microwave imaging

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BREAST; BREATH ANALYSIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IMAGING; MICROWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 13244292254     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460500400110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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