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 …

High-resolution microwave breast imaging using a 3-D inverse scattering algorithm with a variable-strength spatial prior constraint

LM Neira, BD Van Veen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microwave inverse scattering is an exploratory imaging modality with potential for several
clinical breast imaging applications, including density evaluation, cancer detection, and …

Clinical microwave tomographic imaging of the calcaneus: A first-in-human case study of two subjects

PM Meaney, D Goodwin, AH Golnabi… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have acquired 2-D and 3-D microwave tomographic images of the calcaneus bones of
two patients to assess correlation of the microwave properties with X-ray density measures …

Learning-assisted multimodality dielectric imaging

G Chen, P Shah, J Stang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We introduce a convolutional neural network (CNN)-assisted dielectric imaging method,
which uses CNN to incorporate the abundant image information from magnetic resonance …

Bayesian approach for a robust speed-of-sound reconstruction using pulse-echo ultrasound

P Stähli, M Frenz, M Jaeger - IEEE transactions on medical …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Computed ultrasound tomography in echo mode (CUTE) is a promising ultrasound (US)
based multi-modal technique that allows to image the spatial distribution of speed of sound …

Microwave imaging of human forearms: Pilot study and image enhancement

C Gilmore, A Zakaria, S Pistorius… - International journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We present a pilot study using a microwave tomography system in which we image the
forearms of 5 adult male and female volunteers between the ages of 30 and 48. Microwave …

Bone dielectric property variation as a function of mineralization at microwave frequencies

PM Meaney, T Zhou, D Goodwin… - International Journal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A critical need exists for new imaging tools to more accurately characterize bone quality
beyond the conventional modalities of dual energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA), ultrasound …

Including spatial information in nonlinear inversion MR elastography using soft prior regularization

M McGarry, CL Johnson, BP Sutton… - IEEE transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tissue displacements required for mechanical property reconstruction in magnetic
resonance elastography (MRE) are acquired in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Integration of microwave tomography with magnetic resonance for improved breast imaging

PM Meaney, AH Golnabi, NR Epstein… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Breast magnetic resonance imaging is highly sensitive but not very specific for the
detection of breast cancer. Opportunities exist to supplement the image acquisition with a …

3-D microwave tomography using the soft prior regularization technique: Evaluation in anatomically realistic MRI-derived numerical breast phantoms

AH Golnabi, PM Meaney, SD Geimer… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Fusion of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) breast images with microwave
tomography is accomplished through a soft prior technique, which incorporates spatial …