Title :
In vivo measurement of tumor conductiveness with the magnetic bioimpedance method
Author :
Smith, Dexter G. ; Potter, Steven R. ; Lee, Benjamin R. ; Ko, Harvey W. ; Drummond, Willie R. ; Telford, Jacqueline K. ; Partin, Alan W.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
Abstract :
A noninvasive electromagnetic method has been developed that can effectively measure the in-vivo conductivity difference between rat tumor lines having a low and high metastatic potential. These tumor lines are used in the study of human prostate tumor.
Keywords :
biological organs; biomagnetism; biomedical measurement; electrical conductivity measurement; tumours; cancer detection; high metastatic potential; human prostate tumor; in vivo measurement; in-vivo conductivity difference; low metastatic potential; magnetic bioimpedance method; noninvasive electromagnetic method; rat tumor lines; tumor conductiveness; Bioimpedance; Biopsy; Coils; Conductivity measurement; Eddy currents; Electromagnetic measurements; In vivo; Metastasis; Neoplasms; Prostate cancer; Animals; Electric Impedance; Electromagnetics; Humans; Male; Prostatic Neoplasms; Rats; Sensitivity and Specificity; Statistics, Nonparametric; Tumor Cells, Cultured;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
