Abstract
Breast cancer affects many women in many ways. Early diagnosis is the most important key for detecting malignant tissue. In this paper, we present the design of a microstrip patch antenna for ultra wide band (UWB) biomedical applications covering the full range of FCC frequencies (3.1 GHz to 14 GHz). We have used a single antenna with various positions to scan the whole breast phantom. A confocal microwave imaging (CMI) algorithm has been implemented and applied to create a 2D image of the tumor. The results obtained suggest the feasibility of using CMI method for detecting small breast tumors with high precision and more safety .
Highlights
Breast cancer is an anxiety for many women
confocal microwave imaging (CMI) algorithm is based on image reconstruction using multiple signals collected from ultra wide band (UWB) antenna placed at different positions received from the surface of the breast [11,12,13,14,15]
We present an UWB antenna with a wide frequency band according to the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) standard
Summary
Breast cancer is an anxiety for many women. Early diagnosis is the most important key for a fast and effective treatment before the increase of this disease in the whole body. The X-ray Mammography is the most technique used for breast cancer screening While this technique offers clear advantages, it generates a wide range of limitations and potential risks such as false positive and false negative results, painful breast compression and ionizing radiation. Microwave imaging is the golden diagnostic tool for medical imaging modality developed over the past few years. This technique offers many interesting advantages for breast cancer like low cost, non-invasive, more safety, and high accuracy [5,6,7,8,9,10]. We will explain the implementation of Confocal Microwave Imaging (CMI) Algorithm by moving a single antenna around the breast to reconstruct images with simulated data
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