Title :
Microwave imaging system to provide portable-low-powered medical facility for the detection of intracranial hemorrhage
Author :
Mobashsher, Ahmed Toaha ; Abbosh, Amin
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
Abstract :
A microwave head imaging prototype to detect intracranial hemorrhage is presented. The prototype system comprises of a compact ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna, custom-made transceiver and an image processing unit. The system is experimentally tested on a realistic three-dimensional (3D) printed human head phantom. A confocal image processing algorithm based on delay and sum approach is used to rapidly map the scanned layer of the head phantom. The low-cost, fast application, prompt detection and portability features of the proposed model make it a strong candidate to be used by the first response paramedics.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; blood; brain; feature extraction; medical image processing; microwave imaging; phantoms; portable instruments; transceivers; ultra wideband antennas; UWB antenna; compact ultrawideband antenna; confocal image processing algorithm; custom-made transceiver; delay-and-sum approach; first response paramedics; image processing unit; intracranial hemorrhage detection; low-cost fast application; microwave head imaging prototype; microwave imaging system; portability features; portable low-powered medical facility; prompt detection; realistic three-dimensional printed human head phantom; scanned layer; Head; Microwave antennas; Microwave imaging; Microwave theory and techniques; Phantoms; Transceivers; 3D printing; confocal imaging; head imaging system; realistic human head;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium (AMS), 2014 1st Australian
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
DOI :
10.1109/AUSMS.2014.7017347
