An Integrated Microwave Imaging Radar With Planar Antennas for Breast Cancer Detection

Author

Bassi, Matteo ; Caruso, Michele ; Khan, M.S. ; Bevilacqua, Andrea ; Capobianco, Antonio Daniele ; Neviani, Andrea

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Padova, Padua, Italy

Volume

61

Issue

5

fYear

2013

fDate

May-13

Firstpage

2108

Lastpage

2118

Abstract

The system design of an integrated microwave imaging radar for the diagnostic screening of breasts cancer is presented. A custom integrated circuit implemented in a 65-nm CMOS technology and a pair of patch antennas realized on a planar laminate are proposed as the basic module of the imaging antenna array. The radar operates on the broad frequency range from 2 to 16 GHz with a dynamic range of 107 dB. Imaging experiments carried out on a realistic breast phantom show that the system is capable of detecting tumor targets with a resolution of 3 mm.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; biological organs; biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; biomedical imaging; cancer; microstrip antennas; microwave imaging; phantoms; planar antenna arrays; radar imaging; tumours; CMOS technology; breast cancer diagnostic screening; frequency 2 GHz to 16 GHz; frequency range; imaging experiments; integrated circuit; integrated microwave imaging radar; patch antennas; planar antennas; planar laminate; realistic breast phantom; size 67 nm; tumor target detection; Imaging; Radar antennas; Radar imaging; Receivers; Transceivers; Tumors; Biomedical image processing; CMOS integrated circuits; RF integrated circuits; cancer detection; radar imaging;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMTT.2013.2247052

Filename

6471265