Microwave Antennas for Near Field Imaging

Adnan, S.; Mirza, A.F.; Abd-Alhameed, R.A.; See, C.H.; Al Khambashi, M.; Yousuf, Q.; Asif, R.; Excell, P.S.

Abstract

Near field imaging using microwaves in medical applications has gained much attention recently as various researchers have shown its capability and accuracy in identifying features of interest compared to well-known screening tools. This paper documents microwave imaging experiments for breast cancer detection. A simple phantom consisting of a plastic container with a low dielectric material imitating fatty tissue and a high dielectric constant object emulating tumor is scanned with a UWB microstrip antenna between 4 to 8 GHz. The measured results indicate that the prototype is a good candidate for imaging application.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications (IMWS-Bio 2014)
• Start Date: Dec 8, 2014
• End Date: Dec 10, 2014
• Acceptance Date: Nov 3, 2014
• Publication Date: Dec 8, 2014
• Deposit Date: Jun 12, 2019
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Pages: 1-3
• ISBN: 9781479954476
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/IMWS-BIO.2014.7032405
• Keywords: near field imaging, ultra-wideband, microstrip antenna
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1870644