Title :
Imaging of Epithelial Cancer in Sub-Terahertz Electromagnetic Wave.
Author :
Mitobe, Kazutaka ; Manabe, Motomu ; Kurabayashi, Toru ; Yoshimura, Noboru
Author_Institution :
Akita Univ.
Abstract :
We used sub-terahertz (THz) imaging to exam two cross sections of epithelial cancer tissue embedded in paraffin using a 0.19 THz electromagnetic wave. The sub-THz imaging system was constructed with a tunnel injection transit time (TUNNETT) diode, a Schottky barrier diode detector and a X-Z stage. We examined the difference between a sub-THz wave absorption in melanoma and nevus tissue
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; cancer; skin; submillimetre wave imaging; tumours; 0.19 THz; Schottky barrier diode detector; X-Z stage; epithelial cancer tissue; melanoma; nevus tissue; subTHz wave absorption; subterahertz electromagnetic wave imaging; tunnel injection transit time diode; Apertures; Cancer; Electromagnetic scattering; Envelope detectors; Magnetic resonance; Malignant tumors; Medical diagnosis; Oscillators; Schottky barriers; Schottky diodes;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8741-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1616377
