Artifact removal algorithms for microwave imaging of the breast

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 141, Issue , 2013, Pages 185-200

  Elahi, Muhammad A ^a   Glavin, Martin ^a   Jones, Edward ^a   O'Halloran, Martin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; RADAR SYSTEMS;

ARTIFACT REMOVAL; BREAST CANCER DETECTION; CRITICAL COMPONENT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; IMAGING MODALITY; MICROWAVE IMAGING; PERFORMANCE METRICS; SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 84880282039     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER13052407     Document Type: Article

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