DocumentCode
1969014
Title
Evanescent-field microscope to detect skin cancer
Author
Kumar, A.
Author_Institution
AK Electromagn. Inc., Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que., Canada
Volume
3
fYear
2003
fDate
4-7 May 2003
Firstpage
1445
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2003. IEEE CCECE 2003. Canadian Conference on
ISSN
0840-7789
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7781-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CCECE.2003.1226175
Filename
1226175
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