Title :
Response characterization of the precision open-ended coaxial probe for dielectric spectroscopy of breast tissue
Author :
Popovic, D. ; Okoniewski, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada
Abstract :
Large-scale dielectric spectroscopy of healthy and diseased breast tissue in the 0.1 to 20 GHz frequency range is currently underway. Open-ended coaxial probes are used as sensors to record the reflection coefficient of the tissue samples. The measured reflection coefficient is converted to the dielectric properties data through a suitable inverse technique. The collected data will aid in further advances of the microwave technology for early breast cancer detection. Thus, it is crucial to ensure the highest possible accuracy and reliability of the tissue measurements.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; cancer; finite difference time-domain analysis; gynaecology; least squares approximations; microwave reflectometry; permittivity measurement; probes; 0.1 to 20 GHz; FDTD simulations; breast tissue; calibration; early cancer detection; large-scale dielectric spectroscopy; least squares optimization; microwave technology; precision open-ended coaxial probe; reflection coefficient; vector network analyzer; Breast tissue; Coaxial components; Dielectric measurements; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Frequency; Large-scale systems; Microwave technology; Probes; Reflection; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1220118
