Breast cancer detection using non-invasive near-field microwave nondestructive testing techniques

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1320-1323

  Saieh, Wael ^a   Qaddoumi, Nasser ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABILITY TESTING; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DISEASES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROWAVES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES; TUMORS; TISSUE; WAVEGUIDES;

BREAST CANCER DETECTION; BREAST TISSUES; BREAST TUMOR DETECTION; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MICROWAVE IMAGING; MICROWAVE NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; WAVEGUIDE PROBE; WAVEGUIDE SENSORS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33749355933     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICECS.2003.1301758     Document Type: Conference Paper

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