Effects of fibroglandular tissue distribution on data-independent beamforming algorithms

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 97, Issue , 2009, Pages 141-158

  O'Halloran, M ^a   Glavin, M ^a   Jones, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMFORMING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

BACKSCATTERED SIGNAL; BEAMFORMING ALGORITHMS; CANCEROUS TISSUES; CONFOCAL MICROWAVE IMAGING; DIELECTRIC CONTRASTS; FIBROGLANDULAR TISSUE; MICROWAVE IMAGING; PHASE CHARACTERISTIC;

TISSUE;

EID: 70350639094     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09081701     Document Type: Article

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