UWB microwave imaging for early breast cancer detection: Effect of the coupling medium on resolution

2004 Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 431-434

  Zhou, Beibei ^a   Shao, Wenyi ^a   Wang, Gang ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BROADBAND NETWORKS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BREAST CANCER DETECTION; CANCER SCREENERS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD (FDTD); MICROWAVE IMAGING;

TUMORS;

EID: 20844446819     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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