Review of microwaves techniques for breast cancer detection

MA Aldhaeebi, K Alzoubi, TS Almoneef, SM Bamatraf… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Conventional breast cancer detection techniques including X-ray mammography, magnetic
resonance imaging, and ultrasound scanning suffer from shortcomings such as excessive …

Microwave imaging and sensing techniques for breast cancer detection

L Wang - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Medical imaging techniques, including X-ray mammography, ultrasound, and magnetic
resonance imaging, play a crucial role in the timely identification and monitoring of breast …

MRI-derived 3-D-printed breast phantom for microwave breast imaging validation

MJ Burfeindt, TJ Colgan, RO Mays… - IEEE antennas and …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a 3-D-printed breast phantom for use in preclinical experimental microwave
imaging studies. The phantom is derived from an MRI of a human subject; thus, it is …

Advances in microwave near-field imaging: Prototypes, systems, and applications

W Shao, T McCollough - IEEE microwave magazine, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microwave imaging employs detection techniques to evaluate hidden or embedded objects
in a structure or media using electromagnetic (EM) waves in the microwave range, 300 MHz …

Full 3D microwave breast imaging using a deep-learning technique

V Khoshdel, M Asefi, A Ashraf, J LoVetri - Journal of Imaging, 2020 - mdpi.com
A deep learning technique to enhance 3D images of the complex-valued permittivity of the
breast obtained via microwave imaging is investigated. The developed technique is an …

Breast cancer detection—A synopsis of conventional modalities and the potential role of microwave imaging

BM Moloney, D O'Loughlin, S Abd Elwahab, MJ Kerin - Diagnostics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Global statistics have demonstrated that breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed
invasive cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among female patients. Survival …

A new breast phantom with a durable skin layer for microwave breast imaging

J Garrett, E Fear - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Breast phantoms (BPs) are required to test and validate microwave breast imaging
prototypes. For this purpose, a new BP made from carbon/rubber mixtures is proposed …

Review and analysis of tumour detection and image quality analysis in experimental breast microwave sensing

T Reimer, S Pistorius - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review evaluates the methods used for image quality analysis and tumour detection in
experimental breast microwave sensing (BMS), a developing technology being investigated …

Incoherent radar imaging for breast cancer detection and experimental validation against 3D multimodal breast phantoms

A Cuccaro, A Dell'Aversano, G Ruvio, J Browne… - Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper we consider radar approaches for breast cancer detection. The aim is to give a
brief review of the main features of incoherent methods, based on beam-forming and …

A multi-branch deep convolutional fusion architecture for 3D microwave inverse scattering: Stored grain application

V Khoshdel, M Asefi, A Ashraf, J LoVetri - Neural Computing and …, 2021 - Springer
In this paper, a multi-branch deep convolutional fusion architecture is proposed to solve
electromagnetic inverse scattering problems. The conventional methods for solving inverse …