A numerical feasibility study on monitoring bone health using microwave tomography: towards a wearable design

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: Osteoporosis is the major cause of bone weakness and fragility in more than 10 million people in the United States. This disease causes bone fractures in the hip or spine, which result in increasing the risk of disabilities or even death. The current gold standard in osteoporosis diagnostics, X-ray, although reliable, it uses ionizing radiations that makes it unfeasible for...

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• Bone health and osteoporosis research
• Bone Metabolism and Diseases
• Breast Neoplasms
• Contrast Media
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease
• Machine Learning
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Mutation

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f2163467-d726-5e0e-b1fb-bb6817eb4e4d

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-637448/v1