Title :
UWB breast cancer detection with numerical phantom and Vivaldi antenna
Author :
Ruvio, Giuseppe ; Ammann, Max J. ; John, Matthias ; Solimene, Raffaele ; D´Alterio, Antonietta ; Pierri, Rocco
Author_Institution :
Antenna & High Freq. Res. Centre, Dublin Inst. of Technol., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
A detection algorithm is introduced for breast cancer diagnostics. A coaxial skin+breast tissue phantom has been used for numerical evaluations. The algorithm has been validated with both ideal and realistic sources. In particular, an antipodal Vivaldi antenna operating in the frequency range 1 - 2.5 GHz has been properly optimized for this application. A 5 mm thick tumor has been correctly detected in three different scenarios inside the breast tissue spanning from a subcutaneous to a deeper location.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; cancer; mammography; numerical analysis; phantoms; skin; ultra wideband antennas; UWB breast cancer detection; antipodal Vivaldi antenna; breast cancer diagnostics; coaxial skin-breast tissue phantom; detection algorithm; frequency 1 GHz to 2.5 GHz; numerical phantom; subcutaneous layer; Breast cancer; Microwave imaging; Phantoms; Tumors; Vivaldi antennas; UWB tomography; Vivaldi antenna; breast cancer; detection;
Conference_Titel :
Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bologna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1763-5
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-6588
DOI :
10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058929
