A new type of breast contact thermography plate: A preliminary and qualitative investigation of its potentiality on phantoms

Physica Medica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-31

  Montruccoli, Gian Carlo ^a,c   Salmi, Daniele Montruccoli ^a   Casali, Franco ^b  

^a MF Toniolo Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Toniolo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast disease; Contact thermography; Thermographic plate features

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CIRCULATION; HEAT; HUMAN; IMAGING; LIQUID CRYSTAL; PHANTOM; THERMOGRAPHY; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 2442473858     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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