Title :
Breast cancer imaging techniques using UWB microwave imaging
Author :
Yang, Fan ; Mohan, Ananda S.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Health Technol., Univ. of Technol. Sydeny (UTS), Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
This paper proposes a method that combines a data-independent beamformer with Matrix Pencil (MP) method to take into consideration the morphological properties of the malignant tissue. The simulated results have shown the resonant frequency and damping factor of complex natural resonance (CNR) are capable of differentiating the malignant tissue from other significant interferers such as benign lesions. The investigations employed computational 2D breast models that are based on Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method.
Keywords :
array signal processing; cancer; finite difference time-domain analysis; mammography; microwave imaging; ultra wideband technology; FDTD method; UWB microwave imaging; benign lesions; breast cancer imaging techniques; complex natural resonance; computational 2D breast models; damping factor; data independent beamformer; finite difference time domain method; malignant tissue morphological properties; matrix pencil method; resonant frequency; Breast; Cancer; Dielectrics; Microwave imaging; Microwave theory and techniques; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7366-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2010.5651408
