Characterization of benign and malignant breast tissues using 2-D microwave tomographic imaging

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2341-2345

  Bindu, G ^a   Mathew, K T ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Breast tumor; Dielectric permittivity; Microwave tomographic imaging

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; FUZZY SYSTEMS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; PERMITTIVITY;

BREAST TUMOR; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY; MICROWAVE TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING;

TUMORS;

EID: 34548595589     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.22734     Document Type: Article

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