Microwave radar-based differential breast cancer imaging: Imaging in homogeneous breast phantoms and low contrast scenarios

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2337-2344

  Klemm, MacIej ^a   Leendertz, Jack A ^a   Gibbins, David ^a   Craddock, Ian J ^a   Preece, Alan ^a   Benjamin, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenna arrays; biomedical imaging; microwave imaging

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA DESIGN; BIOMEDICAL IMAGING; BREAST CANCER IMAGING; BREAST PHANTOM; DIELECTRIC CONTRASTS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; IMAGING PERFORMANCE; LOW CONTRAST; MICROWAVE IMAGING; MICROWAVE RADARS; NEW SYSTEM; NORMAL TISSUE; SKIN LAYER;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADAR; TUMORS;

RADAR IMAGING;

EID: 77954548438     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2010.2048860     Document Type: Article

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