A compensated radiolucent electrode array for combined EIT and mammography

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Kao, Tzu Jen ^a   Saulnier, G J ^a   Xia, Hongjun ^a   Tamma, Chandana ^a   Newell, J C ^a   Isaacson, D ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical impedance tomography; Radiolucent electrode; Tomosynthesis; X ray mammography

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; MAMMOGRAPHY;

BODY SURFACE; BREAST CANCER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PERMITTIVITY; ELECTRODE ARRAYS; NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUE; RADIOLUCENT ELECTRODE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TOMOSYNTHESIS; X-RAY MAMMOGRAPHY;

ELECTRODES;

BONE PLATE; COMPUTER ASSISTED IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTRODE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 34447097774     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/28/7/S22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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