Title :
Lung tumour detection from a system of scattering parameters
Author :
Babarinde, Oluwatosin J. ; Jamlos, M.F.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Commun. Eng. Centre (ACE), Univ. Malaysia Perlis, Kangar, Malaysia
fDate :
Sept. 28 2014-Oct. 1 2014
Abstract :
This article presents the simulations performed in CST MWS in a preliminary work for lung tumour detection in a thorax model using scattering parameters. The scattering parameters as functions of frequency were converted to functions of time. The time domain scattering parameters were achieved by applying the ifft function and a subsequent smoothing was performed on the time domain data. Detection was performed by comparing plots of reflection coefficients against time in the presence and absence of tumour in the lung tissue of the thorax model. It is shown that scattering parameters are a good pointer to indicate presence of tumour.
Keywords :
S-parameters; biomedical communication; cancer; fast Fourier transforms; lung; smoothing methods; time-domain analysis; tumours; CST MWS; frequency conversion; ifft function; lung tissue; lung tumour detection; reflection coefficients; subsequent smoothing; thorax model; time domain scattering parameters; Lungs; Mathematical model; Reflection coefficient; Reflector antennas; Scattering parameters; Thorax; Tumors; IFFT; lung tumour; scattering parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Technology and Applications (ISWTA), 2014 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kota Kinabalu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5435-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISWTA.2014.6981165