Microwave imaging via adaptive beamforming methods for breast cancer detection

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-63

  Guo, B ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Li, J ^a   Stoica, P ^b   Wu, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CIVIL AVIATION UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TISSUE; TUMORS;

BREAST TISSUES; MICROWAVE IMAGING (MWI); SPACE-TIME (ST) BEAMFORMING;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 30144437163     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939306775777350     Document Type: Article

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