Title | Experimental Microwave Breast Cancer Detection with Oil-in-Gelatin Phantom |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
Authors | Ruvio, G, Solimene, R, Cuccaro, A, Browne, JE, Gaetano, D, Ammann, MJ |
Conference Name | International Conference Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications |
Pagination | 871-874 |
Conference Start Date | 09/09/2013 |
Publisher | Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers Antennas and Propagation Society & URSI |
Conference Location | Torino, Italy |
Abstract | Breast phantoms based on oil-in-gelatine emulsions can reproduce the electric properties of various normal and malignant breast tissues. They comprise materials which contain varying percentages of a solution of 50% kerosene, 50% safflower oil and gelatine, providing a wide range of dielectric properties [1]. A breast phantom was manufactured in order to reproduce heterogeneous and anthropomorphic structures with stable mechanical and electromagnetic properties (Fig. 1a). The dispersive behavior of skin, adipose, fibro-connective, fibro-glandular and tumor properties was measured over a large frequency range spanning from 500 MHz to 4 GHz using a coaxial probe (Fig. 1b). The detection of a 5-mm diameter tumor was evaluated through a printed monopole antenna that scanned the phantom in a mono-static radar configuration. |
URL | http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6632362 |
DOI | 10.1109/ICEAA.2013.6632362 |
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