Title :
Microwave imaging for breast cancer diagnosis based on planar aperture scanning
Author :
Amineh, Reza K. ; Ravan, Maryam ; Trehan, Aastha ; Nikolova, Natalia K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The contrast between the electrical properties of the components of a dielectric body enables its imaging using microwave measurements. In a typical active imaging scenario, microwave power is radiated via an antenna and the scattered power is picked by one or more antennas. The scattered signals are then analyzed to detect and identify significant scatterers (targets).
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; cancer; microwave antennas; microwave imaging; patient diagnosis; antenna; breast cancer diagnosis; dielectric body; electrical properties; microwave imaging; microwave measurements; microwave power; planar aperture scanning; scattered power; scattered signals; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Breast; Imaging; Microwave antennas; Microwave measurements; Tumors;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2010.5561885
