Title :
UWB BiFocusing Tomography for Breast Tumor Detection
Author :
Guardiola, M. ; Capdevila, S. ; Jofre, L.
Author_Institution :
AntennaLab, Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Barcelona
Abstract :
In this paper a complete UWB microwave tomographic system for encircling geometries applied to breast tumor detection is presented. The detection capability of the tomographic algorithm is proved through numerical simulations and measurements applied to canonical as well as to realistic breast phantoms. UWB frequency range has been chosen as a trade-off between spatial resolution and depth of penetration.
Keywords :
computerised tomography; microwave technology; numerical analysis; object detection; phantoms; tumours; ultra wideband technology; UWB BiFocusing tomography; UWB microwave tomographic system; breast phantoms; breast tumor detection; numerical simulations; tomographic algorithm; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical measurements; Breast tumors; Electromagnetic diffraction; Frequency; Geometry; Image reconstruction; Microwave imaging; Signal resolution; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4753-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-00-024573-2
