Title :
Evanescent-field microscope to detect skin cancer
Author_Institution :
AK Electromagn. Inc., Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que., Canada
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and application of a scanning evanescent-field microscope. The microscope can detect the permittivity of biological samples, making it possible to differentiate tumors from normal skin.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; cancer; microscopes; microstrip resonators; permittivity measurement; skin; tumours; biological sample; microscope application; microstrip resonator; permittivity detection; scanning evanescent-field microscope; skin cancer detection; tumor; Apertures; Cancer detection; Dielectric materials; Instruments; Microscopy; Microstrip resonators; Permittivity; Resonance; Skin cancer; Skin neoplasms;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2003. IEEE CCECE 2003. Canadian Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7781-8
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2003.1226175
