Abstract
Confocal microwave technology is explored as a screening tool to detect regions of dielectric contrast in breast tissue. When exposed to microwaves, malignant breast tissue exhibits electrical properties that are significantly different from that of healthy breast tissue. In vitro studies of normal and cancerous samples of breast tissue are performed using a prototype of confocal microwave imaging. Experimentally obtained time-domain results are substantiated by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) analysis. Dielectric permittivities of the samples are estimated from the experimentally obtained time-domain results and are validated by subjecting the samples to dielectric studies using a cavity-perturbation technique. The results are compared with the dielectric parameters of in vitro breast tissue data available in literature. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 47: 209–212, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21125
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
