Title :
Microwave imaging for brain tumour detection using an UWB Vivaldi Antenna array
Author :
Haoyu Zhang ; Flynn, B. ; Erdogan, Alper T. ; Arslan, Tughrul
Author_Institution :
Adv. Smart Antenna Technol. Res. Group, Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
An Ultra wide-Band (UWB) Vivaldi Antenna array is used for microwave imaging based brain cancer detection. A cancerous brain model which consists of a 5 mm tumour and four layers is simulated with CST Microwave Studio. The input pulse is radiated into brain model and the pulse response is recorded by the receiver antenna. The analytical signal function has been employed to eliminate the noise and the scanning method is applied for microwave imaging. The image processing result shows a good agreement with the actual tumour location in the brain model.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; brain models; cancer; microwave imaging; receiving antennas; tumours; ultra wideband antennas; CST microwave studio; UWB Vivaldi antenna array; analytical signal function; brain cancer detection; brain tumour detection; cancerous brain model; image processing; microwave imaging; pulse response; receiver antenna; scanning method; tumour location; ultra wide band Vivaldi antenna array; Arrays; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave antennas; Microwave imaging; Microwave theory and techniques; Tumors; Brain cancer detection; Microwave imaging; Ultra wide-Band Vivaldi Antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2012 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2218-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2219-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2012.6402964
