Title :
Opportunities for microwaves and photonics in medical diagnostics and therapy
Author :
Rosen, Arye ; Rosen, H.D. ; Rosen, D. ; Evans, Gerald
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Biomed. Eng. Sci. & Health Syst., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
Part I of this presentation discusses topics on RF/microwaves and optics in therapeutic medicine. The advances in the areas of RF/microwave cardiac ablation, RF/microwave treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), microwave balloon technology, RF in the treatment of sleep apnea, LED array for neonatal phototherapy and endoscopic light sources for photodynamic therapy (PDT) are specifically addressed. Part II presents various techniques available for breast cancer detection. Current limitations are discussed and future research trends are enumerated.
Keywords :
biological organs; cancer; endoscopes; gynaecology; light emitting diodes; light sources; microwave photonics; patient diagnosis; photodynamic therapy; sleep; LED array; RF/microwave cardiac ablation; RF/microwave treatment; benign prostatic hyperplasia; breast cancer detection; endoscopic light sources; medical diagnostics; medical therapy; microwave balloon technology; microwave photonics; neonatal phototherapy; photodynamic therapy; sleep apnea treatment; therapeutic medicine; Biomedical optical imaging; Light emitting diodes; Medical diagnosis; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical treatment; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave photonics; Microwave technology; Radio frequency; Sleep apnea;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8691-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2003.1422825
