Title :
Evaluation of tissue dielectric properties from MR images
Author :
Laurita, Romolo ; Cavagnaro, Marta ; Frezza, Fabrizio ; Tannino, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Electron. & Telecommun., “La Sapienza” Univ., Rome, Italy
Abstract :
The scope of this paper is to compare the different methods in the literature to derive the dielectric properties of human tissues from the water content. The water content data are in turn obtainable from MR images.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical MRI; dielectric properties; MR images; human tissues; tissue dielectric properties; water content data; Biological system modeling; Dielectrics; Equations; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mathematical model; Microwave antennas; Water; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); dielectric properties; water content;
Conference_Titel :
Millimeter Waves and THz Technology Workshop (UCMMT), 2013 6th UK, Europe, China
Conference_Location :
Rome, Italy
DOI :
10.1109/UCMMT.2013.6641514
