Technology review: The use of electrical impedance scanning in the detection of breast cancer

Breast Cancer Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 69-74

  Hope, Tyna A ^a   Iles, Siân E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Electrical impedance scanning

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER TISSUE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER ASSISTED IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAMMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCINTIMAMMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 1542285923     PISSN: 14655411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/bcr744     Document Type: Review

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