• 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