Microwave breast imaging: Clinical advances and remaining challenges
D O'Loughlin, M O'Halloran… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Microwave breast imaging has seen significant academic and commercial
development in recent years, with four new operational microwave imaging systems used …
development in recent years, with four new operational microwave imaging systems used …
Review of microwaves techniques for breast cancer detection
Conventional breast cancer detection techniques including X-ray mammography, magnetic
resonance imaging, and ultrasound scanning suffer from shortcomings such as excessive …
resonance imaging, and ultrasound scanning suffer from shortcomings such as excessive …
Open-ended coaxial probe technique for dielectric measurement of biological tissues: Challenges and common practices
Electromagnetic (EM) medical technologies are rapidly expanding worldwide for both
diagnostics and therapeutics. As these technologies are low-cost and minimally invasive …
diagnostics and therapeutics. As these technologies are low-cost and minimally invasive …
Dielectric properties characterization from 0.5 to 50 GHz of breast cancer tissues
Knowledge of the dielectric properties of human tissues is important for several biomedical
applications, including imaging and hyperthermia treatment, as well as for determining …
applications, including imaging and hyperthermia treatment, as well as for determining …
Open-ended coaxial dielectric probe effective penetration depth determination
PM Meaney, AP Gregory, J Seppälä… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have performed a series of experiments, which demonstrate the effect of open-ended
coaxial diameter on the depth of penetration. We used a two-layer configuration of a liquid …
coaxial diameter on the depth of penetration. We used a two-layer configuration of a liquid …
Dielectric properties for non‐invasive detection of normal, benign, and malignant breast tissues using microwave theories
Y Cheng, M Fu - Thoracic cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite the high incidence of breast cancer worldwide, methods for early non‐
invasive diagnosis and sensitive and specific prognostic evaluation remain difficult. In this …
invasive diagnosis and sensitive and specific prognostic evaluation remain difficult. In this …
An overview of microwave imaging for breast tumor detection
Microwave imaging (MWI) is a non-ionizing, non-invasive and an upcoming affordable
medical imaging modality. Over the last few decades, MWI has invited active research …
medical imaging modality. Over the last few decades, MWI has invited active research …
Simple and high-sensitivity dielectric constant measurement using a high-directivity microstrip coupled-line directional coupler
Simple methods using a microstrip coupled-line directional coupler (CLDC) are presented
for dielectric constant measurements. The material under test (MUT) is placed on the …
for dielectric constant measurements. The material under test (MUT) is placed on the …
Review of breast screening: Toward clinical realization of microwave imaging
Microwave imaging (MI) technology has come a long way to introduce a noninvasive,
inexpensive, fast, convenient, and safe screening tool for clinical breast monitoring …
inexpensive, fast, convenient, and safe screening tool for clinical breast monitoring …
A homogeneous breast phantom measurement system with an improved modified microwave imaging antenna sensor
Microwave breast imaging has been reported as having the most potential to become an
alternative or additional tool to the existing X-ray mammography technique for detecting …
alternative or additional tool to the existing X-ray mammography technique for detecting …