Review of microwaves techniques for breast cancer detection

MA Aldhaeebi, K Alzoubi, TS Almoneef, SM Bamatraf… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Conventional breast cancer detection techniques including X-ray mammography, magnetic
resonance imaging, and ultrasound scanning suffer from shortcomings such as excessive …

On the opportunities and challenges in microwave medical sensing and imaging

R Chandra, H Zhou, I Balasingham… - IEEE transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Widely used medical imaging systems in clinics currently rely on X-rays, magnetic
resonance imaging, ultrasound, computed tomography, and positron emission tomography …

Microwave imaging and sensing techniques for breast cancer detection

L Wang - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Medical imaging techniques, including X-ray mammography, ultrasound, and magnetic
resonance imaging, play a crucial role in the timely identification and monitoring of breast …

A large-scale study of the ultrawideband microwave dielectric properties of normal, benign and malignant breast tissues obtained from cancer surgeries

M Lazebnik, D Popovic, L McCartney… - Physics in medicine …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
The development of microwave breast cancer detection and treatment techniques has been
driven by reports of substantial contrast in the dielectric properties of malignant and normal …

A large-scale study of the ultrawideband microwave dielectric properties of normal breast tissue obtained from reduction surgeries

M Lazebnik, L McCartney, D Popovic… - Physics in medicine …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
The efficacy of emerging microwave breast cancer detection and treatment techniques will
depend, in part, on the dielectric properties of normal breast tissue. However, knowledge of …

Recent advances in microwave imaging for breast cancer detection

S Kwon, S Lee - International journal of biomedical imaging, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is a disease that occurs most often in female cancer patients. Early detection
can significantly reduce the mortality rate. Microwave breast imaging, which is noninvasive …

Tissue-mimicking phantom materials for narrowband and ultrawideband microwave applications

M Lazebnik, EL Madsen, GR Frank… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
We propose and characterize oil-in-gelatin dispersions that approximate the dispersive
dielectric properties of a variety of human soft tissues over the microwave frequency range …

Radar-based breast cancer detection using a hemispherical antenna array—Experimental results

M Klemm, IJ Craddock, JA Leendertz… - IEEE transactions on …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this contribution, an ultrawideband (UWB) microwave system for breast cancer detection
is presented. The system is based on a novel hemispherical real-aperture antenna array …

Microwave sensors for breast cancer detection

L Wang - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among females, early diagnostic methods with
suitable treatments improve the 5-year survival rates significantly. Microwave breast imaging …

An overview of ultra-wideband microwave imaging via space-time beamforming for early-stage breast-cancer detection

X Li, EJ Bond, BD Van Veen… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultra-wideband (UWB) microwave imaging has recently been proposed for detecting small
malignant breast tumors. In this article, we review the current research status of this …