3-D-Microwave Breast Tumor Detection: Study of System Performance

This paper presents a study of performance for a 3-D breast tumor detection system. The system is based on processing the scattered signals when a narrow pulse is transmitted from a set of antennas placed surrounding the breast. The 3-D system performance is evaluated by placing the tumor at any breast position, even at locations near the breast muscle where detection is more difficult. Results are obtained for different sizes and positions of the abnormalities that are defined as spherical and bunch-shaped geometries, which approach the well-known breast tumors morphology. These results show that the array distribution considered will have a high impact on detection.