Numerical modelling of biopotential field for detection of breast tumour

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1121-1132

  Ng, E Y K ^a   Ng, W K ^a   Sim, L S J ^b   Rajendra Acharya, U ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biopotential; Breast cancer; Early diagnostic; FEM; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; TUMORS;

BIOPOTENTIAL; BREAST CANCER; ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY; LYMPH;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAMMARY GLAND; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SINGAPORE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34250813099     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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