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Microwave dielectric contrast imaging in a magnetic resonant environment and the effect of using magnetic resonant spatial information in image reconstruction

Epstein et al., 2011

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18322393589981664632
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Epstein N
Golnabi A
Meaney P
Paulsen K
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2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

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Microwave Tomography (MT) can determine the permittivity and conductivity of a volume of interest; it has been shown that a contrast exists between these electrical properties in healthy and malignant tissues, and MT can be used to discern the dielectric contrast image …
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