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The Potential for Hall Effect Breast Imaging

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: Hall effect imaging is a noninvasive imaging method that combines ultrasound with a strong magnetic field to investigate the electrical properties of tissue. Although technical development is at an early stage, its value for detecting or characterizing pathologies in the breast and other organs is promising. In vitro studies in the past showed that tissue electrical properties are closely related to its physiology and morphology. Hall effect imaging may become a new tool to study these electrical properties in the body and potentially provide unique diagnostic information.

Source: Breast Disease

DOI: 10.3233/bd-1998-103-418

Authors: H. Wen, R.S. Balaban

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Language: English

Topic: Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute