Comparison of radar and thermoacoustic techniques in microwave breast imaging

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 35, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Zhu, G K ^a   Popovic M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST TISSUES; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN SIMULATIONS; HEALTHY TISSUES; HIGH QUALITY IMAGES; HOMOGENEOUS OBJECTS; IMAGING CAPABILITIES; MICROWAVE BREAST IMAGING; MICROWAVE RADARS; RADAR SIGNALS; STRONG DISPERSION;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROWAVES; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; THERMOACOUSTICS; TISSUE;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 80855155442     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB11080204     Document Type: Article

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