An Early Clinical Study of Time-Domain Microwave Radar for Breast Health Monitoring

• Published in: IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 530 - 539
• Main Authors: Porter, Emily, Coates, Mark, Popovic, Milica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.03.2016; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Antennas; biomedical monitoring; Breast; Breast - diagnostic imaging; Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; cancer detection; Diagnostic Imaging - methods; Female; Humans; microwave antenna arrays; Microwave imaging; Microwave measurement; Microwave radar; Microwave theory and techniques; Microwaves - therapeutic use; Middle Aged; multistatic radar; Prototypes; Radar; Radar imaging; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Ultrasonic imaging; Young Adult; microwave antenna arrays; cancer detection; Biomedical monitoring; multistatic radar

This study reports on monthly scans of healthy patient volunteers with the clinical prototype of a microwave imaging system. The system uses time-domain measurements, and incorporates a multistatic radar approach to imaging. It operates in the 2-4 GHz range and contains 16 wideband sensors embedded...