Title :
Thermoacoustic imaging and spectroscopy for breast cancer detection applications
Author :
Wang, Xiongfei ; Qin, Tao ; Bauer, D.R. ; Witte, Russell S. ; Xin, Huanhai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Thermoacoustic imaging (TAI) is a promising hybrid modality for breast cancer detection utilizing the advantages of microwave and ultrasound. This paper presents a summary of our research work on TAI and spectroscopy for breast cancer detection.
Keywords :
acoustic imaging; biomedical ultrasonics; cancer; microwave imaging; thermoacoustics; breast cancer detection applications; hybrid modality; microwave; thermoacoustic imaging; thermoacoustic spectroscopy; ultrasound; Acoustics; Breast cancer; Microwave imaging; Microwave theory and techniques; Numerical models; Breast cancer detection; breast phantom; contrast agents; image resolution; modeling; spectroscopy; thermoacoustic imaging (TAI);
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications (IMWS-BIO), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Singapore
DOI :
10.1109/IMWS-BIO.2013.6756183
