Title :
A broadband microwave breast imaging system
Author :
Li, D. ; Meaney, P.M. ; Raynolds, T. ; Pendergrass, S.A. ; Fanning, M.W. ; Paulsen, K.D.
Author_Institution :
Thayer Sch. of Eng., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
Abstract :
A liquid-coupled, non-contacting, broadband (0.5 - 3 GHz) microwave imaging system has been designed and fabricated to exploit new clinical information for breast cancer diagnosis. Ultimately this system may complement conventional X-ray mammography by reducing the number of false negatives and false positives, especially in challenging cases such as patients with radiographically dense breast tissue.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; cancer; mammography; microwave imaging; 0.5 to 3 GHz; breast cancer diagnosis; clinical information; conventional X-ray mammography complementing; false negatives; false positives; liquid-coupled noncontacting broadband microwave imaging system; medical diagnostic imaging; medical instrumentation; radiographically dense breast tissue; Bandwidth; Breast; Cancer; Frequency; Lighting; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave imaging; Optical imaging; Switches; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2003 IEEE 29th Annual, Proceedings of
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7767-2
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2003.1216003
