BİÇER, M. Berkan Mersin Üniversitesi - Mühendislik Fakültesi - Elektrik-Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey , AYDIN, E. Avşar Çukurova Üniversitesi - Mühendislik Fakültesi - Elektrik-Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey , AKDAĞLI, Ali Mersin Üniversitesi - Mühendislik Fakültesi - Elektrik-Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey

The state of microwave in breast cancer imaging

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According to health statistics in Turkey in 2009, cancer is the second in the causes of death ranks after cardiovascular diseases. Lung cancer incidence in men and breast cancer incidence in women ranks first with rates 69.2% and 40.7%, respectively. Reproducing of the malignant cells in an uncontrolled way and spreading to the other tissues show the importance of early stage cancer detection. Breast cancer imaging is relatively easier compared to other types of cancer. The primary method used for detection and imaging of breast cancer is X-ray mammography. However, the compression of the breast during imaging and use of the low-power, albeit low, ionizing X-ray are the most important disadvantages of X-ray mammography. These disadvantages became key factors for the development of the methods such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound imaging (USG) in breast cancer imaging. Due to low specificity for cancerous tissue and expensiveness of MRI and USG, researchers have led to develop microwave-based imaging techniques which is a relatively new method. Microwave imaging working on non-ionized microwave frequencies uses the contrast between the dielectric properties of cancerous and normal tissues for imaging. Microwave imaging, have the potential to overcome the some drawbacks of the well-known X-ray mammography and other existing known methods. In this study, microwave imaging techniques that currently at the stage of R D are examined and comparative information is given.

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breast cancer , magnetic resonance imaging , microwave imaging , ultrasound imaging , tumor detection , x , ray mammography.

Erciyes University Journal Of The Institute Of Science an‎d Technology

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