DocumentCode
247042
Title
Avoiding unnecessary breast biopsies: Clinically-informed 3D breast tumour models for microwave imaging applications
Author
Oliveira, Bruno ; Glavin, M. ; Jones, E. ; O´Halloran, M. ; Conceicao, Ruhan
Author_Institution
Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
fYear
2014
fDate
6-11 July 2014
Firstpage
1143
Lastpage
1144
Abstract
By using anatomically accurate models, the potential to improve microwave imaging as a detection and classification technique for breast cancer is very promising. This paper proposes a novel, clinically-informed approach to 3D modelling of breast tumours that significantly enhances flexibility in setting tumour parameters compared to existing approaches.
Keywords
biomedical imaging; cancer; medical signal processing; microwave imaging; signal classification; tumours; breast cancer classification; breast cancer detection; breast tumours; clinically-informed 3D breast tumour models; clinically-informed approach; flexibility enhancement; microwave imaging applications; tumour parameters; unnecessary breast biopsies; Biological system modeling; Breast tumors; Cancer; Imaging; Solid modeling; Three-dimensional displays;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location
Memphis, TN
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-3538-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2014.6904898
Filename
6904898
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