A feasibility study of microjets applied to breast cancer detection

The feasibility of detecting small tumors of diameter 0.5mm inside a human breast is demonstrated using microjets. Microjets are photonic nanojets scaled to microwave frequencies wherein a plane-wave-illuminated dielectric sphere produces a high-intensity, narrow beam of light extending from the sha...

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Published in2012 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications pp. 949 - 951
Main Authors Seidfaraji, H., Hasan, M., Simpson, J. J.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2012
Subjects
Backscatter
Breast cancer
Finite difference methods
Photonics
Skin
Tumors
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Summary:The feasibility of detecting small tumors of diameter 0.5mm inside a human breast is demonstrated using microjets. Microjets are photonic nanojets scaled to microwave frequencies wherein a plane-wave-illuminated dielectric sphere produces a high-intensity, narrow beam of light extending from the shadow-side surface. Contrasting electromagnetic properties (permittivity and conductivity) of normal and malignant breast tissue are the basis for the detection via a simple image processing approach to extract the backscattering from the tumor. Simple proof-of-concept simulation results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the new approach.
ISBN:9781467303330
146730333X
DOI:10.1109/ICEAA.2012.6328772