TY - GEN
T1 - A flexible UWB elliptical slot antenna with a tuning uneven U-shape stub on LCP for microwave tumor detection
AU - Tavassolian, Negar
AU - Nikolaou, Symeon
AU - Tentzeris, Manos M.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - In recent years, pulsed microwave imaging in the gigahertz range has been suggested as a promising complementing methodology to the currently existing detection and imaging techniques. This technique is based on significant electrical contrast between the cancerous and healthy breast tissue in the microwave range. In this paper, we investigate tumor detection capabilities of the CPW-fed Elliptical Slot Antenna with a Tuning Uneven U-shape Stub on flexible liquid crystal polymer (LCP) in the UWB Microwave range of frequencies. This topology features excellent capabilities to detect tumors of different sizes and orientations and could potentially revolutionize the detection of ultra-small tumors through the use of antenna-array conformal diagnostic "pouches".
AB - In recent years, pulsed microwave imaging in the gigahertz range has been suggested as a promising complementing methodology to the currently existing detection and imaging techniques. This technique is based on significant electrical contrast between the cancerous and healthy breast tissue in the microwave range. In this paper, we investigate tumor detection capabilities of the CPW-fed Elliptical Slot Antenna with a Tuning Uneven U-shape Stub on flexible liquid crystal polymer (LCP) in the UWB Microwave range of frequencies. This topology features excellent capabilities to detect tumors of different sizes and orientations and could potentially revolutionize the detection of ultra-small tumors through the use of antenna-array conformal diagnostic "pouches".
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Gland
KW - LCP
KW - Microwave tumor detection
KW - Pulsed microwave imaging
KW - UWB antennas
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U2 - 10.1109/APMC.2007.4555069
DO - 10.1109/APMC.2007.4555069
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:51849129150
SN - 1424407494
SN - 9781424407491
T3 - Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference Proceedings, APMC
BT - 2007 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC
T2 - Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2007
Y2 - 11 December 2007 through 14 December 2007
ER -