Microwave tomography of breast cancer: A feasibility study

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn 626 SP, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Catapano, I ^a   Crocco, L ^a   D'Urso, M ^b   Morabito, A ^c   Isernia, T ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROWAVES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TOMOGRAPHY;

BREAST CANCER; MICROWAVE TOMOGRAPHY; WORKING FREQUENCIES; X RAY MAMMOGRAPHY;

TUMORS;

EID: 33847361787     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/eucap.2006.4584905     Document Type: Conference Paper

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