Title :
Preliminary investigations of tissue sensing adaptive radar for breast tumor detection
Author :
Fear, E.C. ; Sill, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada
Abstract :
Tissue sensing adaptive radar detects tumors based on the differences in electrical properties of healthy and malignant breast tissues. This paper presents results for simple experimental models and computer simulations of a larger diameter cylindrical model and more realistic hemispherical model. The results suggest that TSAR imaging is a promising method for breast tumor detection.
Keywords :
adaptive radar; biomedical imaging; cancer; gynaecology; microwave imaging; phantoms; simulation; tumours; breast tumor detection; computer simulations; cylindrical model; electrical properties; healthy breast tissue; malignant breast tissues; realistic hemispherical model; tissue sensing adaptive radar imaging; Antenna measurements; Breast tissue; Breast tumors; Computer simulation; Frequency measurement; Imaging phantoms; Microwave imaging; Permittivity; Radar detection; Radar imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7789-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1280985
