Microwave characterization of breast-phantom materials

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 506-508

  Bindu, G ^a   Lonappan, Anil ^a   Thomas, Vinu ^a   Hamsakkutty, V ^a   Aanandan, C K ^a   Mathew, K T ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Breast tissue; Cavity perturbation technique; Microwave imaging; Phantom

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MICROWAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION; PERMITTIVITY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; TISSUE;

BREAST TISSUE; CAVITY PERTURBATION TECHNIQUE; MICROWAVE IMAGING; PHANTOM;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 9744267527     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20517     Document Type: Article

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