Breast imaging systems: A review and comparative study

Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-34

  Sree, S Vinitha ^a   Ng, Eddie Y K ^b   Acharya U, Rajendra ^c   Tan, William ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Computed tomography; Electrical impedance scanning; Electrical impedance tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mammography; Positron emission tomography; Thermography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951819382     PISSN: 02195194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219519410003277     Document Type: Article

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