Title :
An Iterative Microwave Breast Cancer Detection Method
Author :
Seydou, Fad ; Seppanen, Tapio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Inf. Eng., Oulu Univ., Oulu
Abstract :
In this paper we consider the problem of tumor detection in the breast by microwave imaging system. Our method is based on boundary integral equation and iterative solution of a functional. We describe the method and show numerical results with synthetic data
Keywords :
biological organs; boundary integral equations; gynaecology; iterative methods; microwave imaging; tumours; boundary integral equation; iterative microwave breast cancer detection; iterative solution; tumor detection; Breast cancer; Breast neoplasms; Breast tumors; Cancer detection; Iterative methods; Magnetic resonance imaging; Microwave imaging; Microwave theory and techniques; Skin; Ultrasonic imaging; boundary integral; microwave frequency; tumor detection;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Techniques, 2008. COMITE 2008. 14th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2137-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2138-1
DOI :
10.1109/COMITE.2008.4569913