Title :
A clinical prototype for microwave breast imaging using time-domain measurements
Author :
Porter, Emily ; Kirshin, E. ; Santorelli, Adam ; Popovic, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
This work presents a clinical prototype for microwave breast imaging via multistatic radar using time-domain measurements. The imaging system involves a 16-element broadband antenna array that is integrated into a table for ease of interfacing with patients. We briefly describe the imaging system and discuss its incorporation into a tool appropriate for patient use, focusing on both medical and practical aspects. Further, we demonstrate the functionality of the complete system by reconstructing images of malignant tissues within realistically shaped and sized breast models.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; biological organs; biological tissues; broadband antennas; cancer; image reconstruction; medical image processing; microwave imaging; time-domain analysis; 16-element broadband antenna array; clinical prototype; image reconstruction; imaging system; malignant tissues; microwave breast imaging; multistatic radar; realistically shaped breast models; realistically sized breast models; time-domain measurements; Antenna measurements; Breast; Microwave imaging; Microwave theory and techniques; Phantoms; Tumors; Biomedical imaging; cancer detection; microwave imaging; multistatic radar;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2187-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-907018-1-8
