Title :
Composite models for microwave dielectric constant characterization of breast tissues
Author :
Lorenzo, Jose A. Martinez ; Basukoski, Antonio ; Quivira, Fernando ; Rappaport, Carey M. ; Moore, R. ; Kopans, Daniel B.
Author_Institution :
Gordon CenSSIS/ALERT Center of Excellence, Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a method for using composite models for characterizing the dielectric constant of breast tissues at microwave frequencies. This method is capable of finding the dielectric constant of a pixel in a Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) image as a function of its fat content.
Keywords :
biological tissues; microwave imaging; permittivity; breast tissues; composite models; digital breast tomosynthesis image; microwave dielectric constant characterization; microwave frequencies; Breast cancer; Computational modeling; Dielectric constant; Geometry; Three-dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5315-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2013.6711676
