Title :
Microwave-based system using directional wideband antennas for head imaging
Author_Institution :
Sch. of ITEE, Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Abstract :
Recent advances indicate that microwave-based imaging systems have the potential to be used for different medical applications, such as head imaging. This application is specifically important for fast brain stroke detection. It is shown in this paper that a system designed to operate across the band from 1-4 GHz achieves satisfactory imaging results of the brain. The system uses an array of directional antennas that have corrugated tapered slot structures. Details of the system with some initial results in addition to the technical challenges facing that system are explained.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; directive antennas; medical image processing; corrugated tapered slot structures; directional wideband antennas; fast brain stroke detection; frequency 1 GHz to 4 GHz; head imaging; medical applications; microwave based imaging systems; microwave based system; Head; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave antennas; Microwave imaging; Microwave theory and techniques; Phantoms; Directional antenna; head imaging; microwave imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology: "Small Antennas, Novel EM Structures and Materials, and Applications" (iWAT), 2014 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2331-1
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2014.6958667
