Title :
Quasi Yagi-Uda antenna array for detecting targets in a dielectric substrate
Author :
Kouzaki, T. ; Kimoto, K. ; Kubota, S. ; Toya, A. ; Sasaki, N. ; Kikkawa, T.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. for Nanodevice & Bio Syst., Hiroshima Univ., Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
Abstract :
Confocal algorism using microwave propagation is a promising candidate for the early-stage breast cancer detection. In this paper, the dipole antenna and the quasi Yagi-Uda antenna were fabricated on printed circuit boards (PCB) for detecting targets in a dielectric substrate. The Yagi-Uda antenna showed the higher resolution of confocal imaging than the dipole antenna.
Keywords :
Yagi antenna arrays; cancer; diagnostic radiography; dipole antennas; microwave imaging; object detection; patient diagnosis; confocal algorism; confocal imaging; dielectric substrate; dipole antenna; early-stage breast cancer detection; microwave propagation; printed circuit board; quasiYagi-Uda antenna array; target detection; Antenna arrays; Antennas and propagation; Breast cancer; Cancer detection; Dielectric substrates; Dipole antennas; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Microwave propagation; Printed circuits; antenna array; breast cancer detection; confocal imaging; quasi Yagi-Uda antenna; ultra-wideband(UWB);
Conference_Titel :
Ultra-Wideband, 2009. ICUWB 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2930-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2931-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICUWB.2009.5288817
