DocumentCode
3472311
Title
Thermoacoustic imaging and spectroscopy for breast cancer detection applications
Author
Wang, Xiongfei ; Qin, Tao ; Bauer, D.R. ; Witte, Russell S. ; Xin, Huanhai
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-11 Dec. 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Thermoacoustic imaging (TAI) is a promising hybrid modality for breast cancer detection utilizing the advantages of microwave and ultrasound. This paper presents a summary of our research work on TAI and spectroscopy for breast cancer detection.
Keywords
acoustic imaging; biomedical ultrasonics; cancer; microwave imaging; thermoacoustics; breast cancer detection applications; hybrid modality; microwave; thermoacoustic imaging; thermoacoustic spectroscopy; ultrasound; Acoustics; Breast cancer; Microwave imaging; Microwave theory and techniques; Numerical models; Breast cancer detection; breast phantom; contrast agents; image resolution; modeling; spectroscopy; thermoacoustic imaging (TAI);
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications (IMWS-BIO), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Singapore
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IMWS-BIO.2013.6756183
Filename
6756183
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