Time-domain microwave breast cancer detection: Extensive system testing with phantoms

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-144

  Porter, Emily ^a   Santorelli, Adam ^a   Coates, Mark ^a   Popović, Milica ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer detection; Microwave imaging; Microwave propagation; Phantoms

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OSCILLOSCOPE; RADIOLOGY PHANTOM; SIGNAL DETECTION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84873456756     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7785/tcrt.2012.500307     Document Type: Article

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