Characterization of breast tissue using energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction computed tomography

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1980-1987

  Pani, S ^a,b   Cook, E J ^a   Horrocks, J A ^b   Jones, J L ^b   Speller, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast imaging; Computed tomography; Tissue characterization; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BENIGN TUMOUR; BREAST IMAGING; BREAST TISSUES; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENERGY-DISPERSIVE X-RAY DIFFRACTION; HISTOLOGICAL SECTION; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAYS;

TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FIBROSIS; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOPSY; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77955271950     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.04.027     Document Type: Article

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