Effects of reduced contrast coupling medium in microwave breast imaging

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 443-446

  Bindu, G ^a   Abraham, Santhosh John ^b   Lonappan, Anil ^a   Thomas, Vinu ^a   Aanandan, C K ^a   Mathew, K T ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b Lourdes Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Breast tumor; Coupling medium; Microwave medical imaging

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MEDICAL IMAGING; SAMPLING; TISSUE;

BIOSYSTEMS; BREAST TUMOR; COUPLING MEDIUM; MICROWAVE MEDICAL IMAGING;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 30544449847     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21195     Document Type: Article

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