Characterization of ultra-wideband wave propagation inside human body

Author

Khaleghi, Ali ; Balasingham, Ilangko

Author_Institution

Interventional Center, Rikshospitalet Univ. Hosp., Oslo, Norway

fYear

2010

fDate

11-17 July 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Ultra-wideband (UWB) has potential applications in variety of medical areas such as implant wireless sensors, microwave hyperthermia, imaging and radar. The wave propagation inside human body must be known for an efficient system design for the different applications. In this paper, UWB signal propagation inside human body is characterized for line-of-sight (LOS) scenario inside chest of a human model for the frequency range of 100- 1000 MHz. The radiograph of UWB power and the spectrum of the penetrated wave into body are analyzed. The power delay profile (PDP) and the root-mean-square (RMS) delay spread of the in-body channels are obtained for the potential applications on wireless medical implant communications.

Keywords

hyperthermia; radiography; ultra wideband communication; UWB signal propagation; line of sight; microwave hyperthermia; power delay profile; radiograph; root mean square delay; ultra wideband wave propagation; wireless medical implant communication; wireless sensors; Biological system modeling; Delay; Humans; Implants; Microwave communication; Probes; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Toronto, ON

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4967-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2010.5561083

Filename

5561083