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2009-06-03
A Breast Imaging Model Using Microwaves and a Time Domain Three Dimensional Reconstruction Method
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 93, 57-70, 2009
Abstract
An iterative reconstruction algorithm for three-dimensional (3-D) microwave tomography by using time-domain microwave data is applied to detect breast tumor. A numeric breast model with randomly distributed glandular tissues (random size and permittivity) with a tumor is designed for the calculation of synthetic microwave data. An "air phantom" consisting of a section of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe filled with styrofoam and a thin glass cylinder is constructed for collecting microwave data in laboratory. The "breast" and "air phantom" are reconstructed. Reconstruction results show that the "tumor" in the breast is clearly reconstructed, and the glass cylinder is successfully reconstructed too.
Citation
Hui Zhou, Takashi Takenaka, Jessi Johnson, and Toshiyuki Tanaka, "A Breast Imaging Model Using Microwaves and a Time Domain Three Dimensional Reconstruction Method," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 93, 57-70, 2009.
doi:10.2528/PIER09033001
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