Small angle X-ray scattering signatures for breast cancer detection: Direct comparison of synchrotron and laboratory x-ray sources

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 607-610

  Siu, K K W ^a   Sidhu, S ^a   Falzon, G ^b   Nazaretian, S ^a,c   Hart, S A ^d   Fox, J G ^d   Lewis, R A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Extra cellular matrix; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DISEASES; ELECTRON SOURCES; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICAL PHYSICS; TISSUE; X RAY APPARATUS; X RAY SCATTERING;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER DETECTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; HUMAN BREAST TISSUE; SCATTERING INTENSITY; SCATTERING SIGNATURES; SYNCHROTRON X RAYS;

DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 77950897680     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03879-2_170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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