Weflighted centroid method for breast tumor localization using an UWB radar

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 24, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Lazaro, A ^a   Girbau, D ^a   Villarino, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; PERMITTIVITY; RADAR; SENSOR NODES; TUMORS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

A-WAVELET TRANSFORM; DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; LOCALIZATION METHOD; MICROWAVE IMAGING; PROPAGATION VELOCITIES; ULTRA WIDEBAND RADARS; WIRELESS SENSOR NODE;

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

EID: 77955798437     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/pierb10063004     Document Type: Article

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