Ultra-wideband imaging for detection of early- stage breast cancer

Author

Zhuge, X. ; Hajian, M. ; Yarovoy, A.G. ; Ligthart, L.P.

Author_Institution

Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft

fYear

2007

fDate

10-12 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

39

Lastpage

42

Abstract

Ultra-wideband imaging for medical applications has been of interest for many years due to its high resolution and capability of detection and classification. In this paper, ultra-wideband near-field imaging is applied for detection of small malignant tumors inside breasts. Multiple antenna and focusing algorithm are used to form a spatial image of reflectivity, and to identify the presence and location of malignant lesions from their scattering signatures. The method is demonstrated by successful detection of a 2 mm diameter tumor in a three-dimensional numerical breast model.

Keywords

cancer; image classification; medical image processing; microwave imaging; patient diagnosis; tumours; ultra wideband technology; early-stage breast cancer detection; malignant lesions; medical applications; reflectivity; small malignant tumors; spatial image; ultra-wideband imaging; ultra-wideband near-field imaging; Biomedical equipment; Breast cancer; Cancer detection; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Malignant tumors; Medical services; Reflector antennas; Spatial resolution; Ultra wideband technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 2007. EuRAD 2007. European

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-2-87487-004-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EURAD.2007.4404931

Filename

4404931