UWB microwave imaging for breast cancer detection: an algorithm for estimating the breast surface

Author

Winters, David W. ; Van Veen, Barry D. ; Hagness, Susan C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI

fYear

2006

fDate

9-14 July 2006

Firstpage

267

Lastpage

270

Abstract

This paper presents a patient-specific algorithm for estimating the complete 3-D surface of the breast using recorded backscatter signals. The approach combines a procedure for estimating a finite set of points on the surface of the breast with a surface-fitting procedure tailored for this breast imaging application. The accuracy of this approach using backscatter signals computed from an anatomically realistic numerical breast phantom is demonstrated. Comparisons between the estimated surface and the actual surface of the phantom show excellent agreement

Keywords

backscatter; cancer; microwave imaging; surface fitting; ultra wideband technology; UWB microwave imaging; anatomically realistic numerical breast phantom; backscatter signals; breast cancer detection; complete 3D breast surface estimation; patient-specific algorithm; surface-fitting procedure; Adaptive arrays; Antennas and propagation; Backscatter; Breast cancer; Cancer detection; Directive antennas; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave imaging; Spline; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0123-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2006.1710507

Filename

1710507