Enhancement of Penetration of Millimeter Waves by Field Focusing Applied to Breast Cancer Detection.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1109/TBME.2020.3014277.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The potentialities of improving the penetration of millimeter waves for breast cancer imaging are here explored. METHODS: A field focusing technique based on a convex optimization method is proposed, capable of increasing the field level inside a breast-emulating stratification. RESULTS: The theoretical results are numerically validated via the design and simulation of two circularly polarized antennas. The experimental validation of the designed antennas, using tissue-mimicking phantoms, is provided, being in good agreement with the theoretical predictions. CONCLUSION: The possibility of focusing, within a lossy medium, the electromagnetic power at millimeter-wave frequencies is demonstrated. SIGNIFICANCE: Field focusing can be a key for using millimeter waves for breast cancer detection.
Medical subject headings
- Breast Neoplasms