Open AccessMillimetre‐wave waveguide reflectometers for early detection of skin cancer
Author(s) -
Taeb Aidin,
Gigoyan Suren,
SafaviNaeini Safieddin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
iet microwaves, antennas and propagation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1751-8733
pISSN - 1751-8725
DOI - 10.1049/iet-map.2013.0189
Subject(s) - reflectometry , human skin , skin cancer , millimetre wave , basal cell carcinoma , biomedical engineering , materials science , stage (stratigraphy) , optics , blisters , cancer , optoelectronics , medicine , basal cell , computer science , pathology , physics , composite material , time domain , biology , genetics , paleontology , computer vision
Millimetre‐wave (mm‐wave) reflectometry is an efficient technique for diagnosis of human tissue disease such as early stage skin cancer. Two sets of non‐invasive and in‐package reflectometers operating at 42 and 70 GHz are designed, fabricated and successfully tested with different kinds of samples. The tests are performed for a number of liquids, and pure water at different temperatures. Also, the proposed WR‐22 device is tested over skin at different locations. The clinical trial tests are performed on a number of volunteer patients who suffered from Basal cell carcinoma. The proposed devices are easy‐to‐fabricate, and provide a low‐cost solution for fast and accurate skin cancer detection. Furthermore, the proposed technology has the potential to be used for fast tissue inspection during a surgery