Journal
COMPUTERS & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 35, Issue 4, Pages 587-593Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compeleceng.2008.08.005
Keywords
Breast cancer detection; Biomedical electromagnetic imaging; Near-field microwave non-destructive testing; Tapered rectangular waveguides; Tumors
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Microwave imaging for medical applications has been of interest for many years. A novel near-field microwave non-invasive testing and evaluation (NIT&E) technique utilizing tapered rectangular waveguide probes is presented for breast cancer detection. Near-field microwave NIT&E techniques can be a successful candidate for the detection of breast cancer because of their potential in dealing with materials of low conductivity (i.e. lossy dielectrics like the breast tissue). The physical basis for breast tumor detection with microwave imaging is the contrast in dielectric properties of normal and malignant breast tissues. A method adopting Fourier transform matching (FTM) technique and utilizing the reflection coefficient at the aperture of a tapered rectangular waveguide sensor radiating into a breast is described resulting in microwave images that indicate the presence of a tumor. These images demonstrate the feasibility of detecting breast tumors using this approach. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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