Wideband Antennas for Biomedical Imaging

Ultra Wideband Antennas and Propagation for Communications, Radar and Imaging

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 437-450

  Craddock, Ian ^a  

^a Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenna elements; Detection and imaging; Traditional microwave breast imaging; Waveform choice and antenna design criteria; Wideband antenna elements in breast cancer detection; Wideband antennas in biomedical imaging; Wideband radio frequency biomedical imaging

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA DESIGN; ANTENNA ELEMENT; BIOMEDICAL IMAGING; BREAST CANCER DETECTION; MICROWAVE BREAST IMAGING; RADIO FREQUENCIES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 79954600172     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470056843.ch20     Document Type: Chapter

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