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Microwave bone imaging: A preliminary investigation on numerical bone phantoms for bone health monitoring
(MDPI, 2020-11-05)
Microwave tomography (MWT) can be used as an alternative modality for monitoring human bone health. Studies have found a significant dielectric contrast between healthy and diseased human trabecular bones. A set of diverse ...
An anatomically accurate dielectric profile of the porcine kidney
(IOP Publishing, 2018-02-26)
Microwave ablation is a promising treatment for kidney cancer. Accurate knowledge of the dielectric properties of biological tissues is vital for quantifying the safety, reliability and accuracy of ablation, among other ...
Heparin as an anticoagulant for the dielectric measurement of blood
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019-01-23)
Testing blood ex-vivo allows physicians to gain an understanding of what is happening within the human body. Once blood is extracted from the body, it begins to clot. This process can affect the outcome of blood tests, ...
Anthropomorphic calcaneus phantom for microwave bone imaging applications
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2020-10-09)
Recent studies have found a significant dielectric contrast between healthy and osteoporotic human trabecular bones. This dielectric contrast can be exploited by microwave imaging for monitoring human bone health. The ...
An investigation of the variation of dielectric properties of ovine lung tissue with temperature
(IOP Publishing, 2019-06-24)
Presently, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Microwave thermal ablation is commonly used for the treatment of lung cancer. During microwave ablation treatment, changing temperatures (up to 100 °C) cause ...
Dielectric characterization of ex vivo ovine and human adrenal glands for microwave thermal ablation applications
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021-01-15)
Historically, adrenal glands diseases causing hypertension, such as Primary Aldosteronism (PA), have been treated through pharmacotherapy or surgical resection. Given the shortcomings of the available treatment options, ...
Quantification of the sensing radius of a coaxial probe for accurate interpretation of heterogeneous tissue dielectric data
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018-05-31)
Accurate tissue dielectric measurements are crucial for the development of electromagnetic diagnostic and therapeutic devices that are designed based on estimates of the dielectric properties of diseased and healthy tissues. ...