Title :
Time-domain microwave radar for breast screening: Initial testing with volunteers
Author :
Porter, Emily ; Santorelli, Adam ; Popovic, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
This paper details our initial experiences with volunteer trials of our time-domain microwave breast screening system. The system uses 16 sensors to record backscattered electromagnetic energy from the breast in a multistatic radar scenario. All measurements are performed in the time-domain. We describe the patient inclusion criteria and test scan setup, and include early results from the volunteer scans.
Keywords :
biological organs; electromagnetic waves; microwave measurement; backscattered electromagnetic energy; multistatic radar; patient inclusion criteria; sensors; test scan setup; time-domain microwave breast screening system; time-domain microwave radar; Antennas and propagation; Breast; Microwave imaging; Microwave measurement; Microwave theory and techniques; Time-domain analysis; cancer detection; clinical trials; multistatic radar;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901703