Microwave reflectometry as a novel diagnostic tool for detection of skin cancers

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1309-1316

  Mehta, Pratik ^a,b   Chand, Kundan ^a,c   Narayanswamy, Deepak ^a   Beetner, Daryl G ^a   Zoughi, Reza ^a   Stoecker, William V ^d,e  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^b Active Grid   (United States)

^c Altera   (United States)

^d The Dermatology Center   (United States)

^e Stoecker and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Coaxial probe; Melanoma; Microwave reflectometry; Noninvasive measurement

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DIAGNOSIS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; ONCOLOGY; PROBES; SKIN;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; COAXIAL PROBE; MELANOMA; MICROWAVE REFLECTOMETRY; NONINVASIVE MEASUREMENT; SKIN CANCER;

ONCOLOGY;

EID: 33748637810     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2006.876566     Document Type: Article

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