Browsing by Subject "biological tissues"
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A multistage selective weighting method for improved microwave breast tomography
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Accurate dielectric characterisation of biological tissues in the microwave range using the open-ended coaxial probe technique
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-19)Accurate knowledge of the dielectric properties of biological tissue samples is fundamental in the design of novel electromagnetic-based medical devices. Biological tissue samples are typically characterised dielectrically ... -
Challenges of post-measurement histology for the dielectric characterisation of heterogeneous biological tissues
(MDPI, 2020-06-09)The dielectric properties of biological tissues are typically measured using the open-ended coaxial probe technique, which is based on the assumption that the tissue sample is homogeneous. Therefore, for heterogeneous ... -
Channel-ranked beamformer for the early detection of breast cancer
(EMW Publishing, 2010-01-01)Confocal Microwave Imaging (CMI) for the early detection of breast cancer is based on several assumptions regarding the dielectric properties of normal and malignant breast tissue. One of these assumptions is that the ... -
Comparison of in-vivo and ex-vivo dielectric properties of biological tissues
(Curran Associates Proceedings, 2017-09-11)Accurate knowledge of the dielectric properties of biological tissues are crucial for various applications such as assessment of specific absorption rate and safety of electromagnetic medical devices. Most of the ... -
Data independent radar beamforming algorithms for breast cancer detection
(EMW Publishing, 2010-01-01)Ultra wideband (UWB) Microwave imaging is one of the most promising emerging imaging technologies for breast cancer detection, and is based on the dielectric contrast between normal and cancerous tissues at microwave ... -
Detailed dielectric characterisation of the heart and great vessels
(IEEE, 2020-03-15)The dielectric properties of biological tissues play a significant role in the planning and development of electro- magnetic thermal therapies. In most cases in the literature, heart is considered as a homogeneous organ ... -
Effect of logarithmic and linear frequency scales on parametric modelling of tissue dielectric data
(IOP Publishing, 2017-02-03)The dielectric properties of biological tissues have been studied widely over the past half-century. These properties are used in a vast array of applications, from determining the safety of wireless telecommunication ... -
Effects of fibroglandular tissue distribution on data-independent beamforming algorithms
(EMW Publishing, 2009-01-01)The effects of the fibroglandular tissue distribution of the breast on data-independent microwave imaging algorithms are investigated in this paper. A data-independent beamformer is a beamformer whose weights do not depend ... -
Examination of the sensing radius of open-ended coaxial probes in dielectric measurements of biological tissues
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017-07-09)A number of emerging electromagnetic diagnostic and therapeutic devices are designed based on estimates of benign and malignant tissue dielectric properties at different frequencies and temperatures. Accurate tissue ... -
Open-ended coaxial probe technique for dielectric measurement of biological tissues: challenges and common practices
(MDPI AG, 2018-06-05)Electromagnetic (EM) medical technologies are rapidly expanding worldwide for both diagnostics and therapeutics. As these technologies are low-cost and minimally invasive, they have been the focus of significant research ... -
Performance and robustness of a multistatic mist beamforming algorithm for breast cancer detection
(EMW Publishing, 2010-01-01)Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radar is one of the most promising emerging technologies for the early detection of breast cancer, and the development of robust beamforming algorithms for imaging has been the subject of a significant ... -
Photoacoustic cardiovascular imaging: a new technique for imaging of atherosclerosis and vulnerable plaque detection
(IOP Publishing, 2018-03-13)The sudden rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque is one of the main causes of stroke and stroke induced death. Plaque composition plays a critical role in plaque rupture. In order to differentiate between different plaque ... -
Significance of heterogeneities in accurate dielectric measurements of biological tissues
(Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale (URSI), 2017-08-19)Accurate knowledge of the dielectric properties of biological tissues is necessary for the design and development of electromagnetic medical technologies; these properties quantify the accuracy and efficacy of system ... -
The chemistry of stalked barnacle adhesive (lepas anatifera)
(The Royal Society, 2014-12-19)The results of the first chemical analysis of the adhesive of Lepas anatifera, a stalked barnacle, are presented. A variety of elements were identified in scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectrometry ...