Title :
Microwave Characterization of Female Human Breast Tissues
Author :
Bindu, G. ; Abraham, Santhosh John ; Aanandan, C.K. ; Mathew, K.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Cochin Univ. of Sci. & Technol.
Abstract :
Complex permittivities of in vitro female human breast tissues have been measured at the ISM band using rectangular resonant cavity perturbation technique. Ranges of dielectric properties and water contents of these tissue are presented. The results show that benign and malignant breast tumors can be characterized based on the variation of the dielectric properties with respect to the dielectric parameters of the normal breast tissues
Keywords :
biological organs; biological tissues; biomedical imaging; cancer; cavity resonators; gynaecology; microwave imaging; permittivity; tumours; water; ISM band; benign breast tumors; dielectric permittivities; in vitro female human breast tissues; malignant breast tumors; microwave characterization; rectangular resonant cavity perturbation technique; tissue water contents; Breast tissue; Breast tumors; Cancer; Dielectric measurements; Humans; In vitro; Permittivity measurement; Perturbation methods; Resonance; Water; Biomedical applications of electromagnetic radiation; Microwave measurement; Permittivity measurement; Tumors;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Technology, 2006. The 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-5-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECWT.2006.280450
