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Experimental investigation of breast tumor imaging using indirect microwave holography
Author(s) -
Elsdon M.,
Smith D.,
Leach M.,
Foti S. J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.21384
Subject(s) - microwave , holography , microwave imaging , breast cancer , imaging phantom , breast tumor , simplicity , optics , medical physics , computer science , physics , electronic engineering , engineering , telecommunications , medicine , cancer , quantum mechanics
A novel indirect holographic technique for the early detection of breast cancer, which offers considerable benefits in terms of simplicity and expense, is presented and discussed. It is shown how this approach, usually employed at optical frequencies, can be adapted to image breast tumors at microwave frequencies. Practical results, using a simulated phantom, successfully demonstrate the validity of this technique. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 480–482, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21384