Title :
Microwave imaging using a planar scanning system with step-frequency synthesized pulse
Author :
Khor, Wee Chang ; Bialkowski, Marek E. ; Crozier, Stuart
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Electr. Eng., Queensland Univ., St. Lucia, Qld., Australia
Abstract :
Initial experimental study into the use of a planar microwave imaging system with step-frequency synthesized pulse for possible use in medical applications is described. Simple phantoms, consisting of a plastic container and objects with high dielectric constant or conductivity emulating tumours, are scanned with a probe antenna over a planar surface in the X-band frequency range. Successful detection of these objects is demonstrated.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; microwave antennas; microwave imaging; tumours; dielectric conductivity; dielectric constant; object detection; planar microwave imaging system; planar scanning system; planar surface; plastic container; probe antenna; step-frequency synthesized pulse; tumours; Biomedical equipment; Conductivity; Frequency; High-K gate dielectrics; Imaging phantoms; Medical services; Microwave imaging; Plastic products; Probes; Tumors;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings, 2005. APMC 2005. Asia-Pacific Conference Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9433-X
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2005.1606265
