Microwave imaging for breast cancer

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 78-94

  Nikolova, Natalia K ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CONCEALED WEAPON DETECTION; DIELECTRIC BODY; LIVING TISSUES; LONG WAVELENGTH; MICROWAVE IMAGING; MICROWAVE RADARS; MILLIMETER-WAVE SYSTEMS; TARGET DETECTION AND TRACKING; THROUGH THE WALL IMAGING; WEATHER PATTERNS;

CONCRETE TESTING; MICROWAVES; MILLIMETER WAVES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; RADAR IMAGING; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL TESTING; STRUCTURAL CERAMICS; SURFACE TESTING; TISSUE; TRACKING RADAR;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 81455127668     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2011.942702     Document Type: Article

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