Multifrequency microwave thermograph for biomedical applications

Author

Stec, Bronislaw ; Dobrowolski, Andrzej ; Susek, Waldemar

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electron., Mil. Univ. of Technol., Warsaw, Poland

Volume

51

Issue

3

fYear

2004

fDate

3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

548

Lastpage

550

Abstract

This paper presents problems related to thermal radiation of human bodies in microwave range with respect to diagnosis of breast carcinoma. A mathematical model of thermal radiation transfer through tissues is introduced and methods of measurement of temperature, depth and size of a heat source, by means of multifrequency microwave thermograph are described. Theoretical considerations are supplemented by presentation of experimental results.

Keywords

biological tissues; biomedical imaging; biothermics; cancer; mammography; microwave imaging; temperature distribution; breast carcinoma diagnosis; heat source; multifrequency microwave thermograph; temperature measurement; thermal radiation transfer; Biomedical measurements; Breast; Electromagnetic heating; Heat transfer; Humans; Mathematical model; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; Size measurement; Temperature measurement; Algorithms; Biomedical Engineering; Body Temperature; Computer Simulation; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Microwaves; Models, Biological; Radiometry; Thermography;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9294

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBME.2003.821054

Filename

1268227