Support vector machine-based ultrawideband breast cancer detection system

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1807-1816

  Byrne, D ^a   O'Halloran, M ^a   Jones, E ^a   Glavin, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK-SCATTERED; BREAST CANCER DETECTION; BREAST SCREENING; BREAST TISSUES; CANCER DETECTION; CLASSIFICATION METHODS; DETECTION SYSTEM; EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER; HETEROGENEOUS COMPOSITION; LINEAR DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE RADARS; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; SUPPORT VECTOR; UWB RADARS;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADAR; TISSUE;

SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

EID: 80053137377     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939311797454015     Document Type: Article

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