Homogeneous and heterogeneous breast phantoms for ultra-wideband microwave imaging applications

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 100, Issue , 2010, Pages 397-415

  Lai, J C Y ^a   Soh, C B ^a   Gunawan, E ^a   Low, K S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MICROWAVES; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

BREAST CANCER DETECTION; BREAST PHANTOM; HUMAN BREAST; MECHANICAL CONFIGURATIONS; MICROWAVE FREQUENCY RANGES; MICROWAVE IMAGING; ULTRAWIDEBAND MICROWAVES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 76749147034     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09121103     Document Type: Article

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