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Heterogeneous anthropomorphic phantoms with realistic dielectric properties for microwave breast imaging experiments
Author(s) -
Mashal Alireza,
Gao Fuqiang,
Hagness Susan C.
Publication year - 2011
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.26128
Subject(s) - microwave imaging , microwave , imaging phantom , materials science , dielectric , gelatin , biomedical engineering , breast tissue , breast imaging , mammography , optics , optoelectronics , breast cancer , computer science , medicine , physics , telecommunications , chemistry , biochemistry , cancer
We present a technique for fabricating realistic breast phantoms for microwave imaging experiments. Using oil‐in‐gelatin dispersions that mimic breast tissue dielectric properties at microwave frequencies, we constructed four heterogeneous phantoms spanning the full range of volumetric breast densities. We performed CT scans and dielectric properties measurements to characterize each phantom. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26128