Dielectric characterization study of liquid-based materials for mimicking breast tissues

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1276-1280

  Romeo, Stefania ^a   Di Donato, Loreto ^b   Bucci, Ovidio Mario ^c   Catapano, Ilaria ^c   Crocco, Lorenzo ^c   Scarfi, Maria Rosaria ^c   Massa, Rita ^d  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

complex permittivity; dielectric breast tissues properties; tissue equivalent materials

Indexed keywords

BREAST TISSUES; BROAD BANDS; COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY; DIELECTRIC BREAST TISSUES PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC CHARACTERISTICS; DIELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION; DISTILLED WATER; ELECTROMAGNETIC CHARACTERIZATION; GHZ FREQUENCIES; LOW COSTS; MAMMARY TISSUE; PHENYL ETHERS; TISSUE EQUIVALENT MATERIALS; TRITON X-100;

ETHERS; HISTOLOGY; PERMITTIVITY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; TISSUE;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 79953224494     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: 10982760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.26001     Document Type: Article

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