UWB microwave imaging for breast cancer detection - Experiments with heterogeneous breast phantoms

Progress In Electromagnetics Research M

Volumn 16, Issue , 2011, Pages 19-29

  Lai, J C Y ^a   Soh, C B ^a   Gunawan, E ^a   Low, K S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DISEASES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PERMITTIVITY;

BREAST CANCER DETECTION; BREAST PHANTOM; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; HUMAN BREAST; MICROWAVE IMAGING; REAL-TIME OSCILLOSCOPE; TUMOR DETECTION; ULTRA WIDEBAND RADARS;

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

EID: 79951963611     PISSN: 19378726     EISSN: 10988963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERM10072001     Document Type: Article

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