Active microwave imaging for breast cancer detection

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 58, Issue , 2006, Pages 149-169

  Bindu, G ^a   Lonappan, A ^a   Thomas, V ^a   Aanandan, C K ^a   Mathew, K T ^a   Abraham, S J ^b  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b Lourdes Hospital   (India)

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EID: 33947129103     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER05081802     Document Type: Article

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