Thermal detection of embedded tumors using infrared imaging

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-39

  Mital, Manu ^a   Scott, E P ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b Medical Center Boulevard   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT GENERATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

BREAST CANCER; EMBEDDED TUMORS; HEAT SOURCES; THERMAL DETECTION;

TUMORS;

AGAR;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFRARED RAYS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 34248216626     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2401181     Document Type: Article

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