Title :
Characterization of bone tissue using microstrip antennas
Author :
Barros, Jannayna D. ; de Oliveira, J.J. ; Da Silva, Sandro G.
Author_Institution :
PPgEEC/CT, UFRN, Natal, Brazil
fDate :
Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010
Abstract :
The use of electromagnetic waves in the characterization of biological tissues has been conducted since the nineteenth century after the confirmation that electric and magnetic fields can interact with biological materials. In this paper, electromagnetic waves are used to characterize tissues with different levels of bone mass. In this way, one antenna array on microstrip lines was used. It can be seen that bones with different mass has different behavior in microwave frequencies.
Keywords :
bone; microstrip antenna arrays; microstrip lines; microwaves; patient diagnosis; antenna array; biological tissues; bone tissue; electromagnetic waves; microstrip antennas; microstrip lines; microwave frequencies; Attenuation; Bones; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Osteoporosis; Animals; Bone and Bones; Cattle; Humans; Radiation;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Buenos Aires
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4123-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627984
