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Initial Clinical Validation of a Novel Microwave Apparatus for Testing Breast Integrity

Authors :
Francesco Sacchetti
Michele Duranti
Lorenzo Sani
Martina Paoli
Giovanni Raspa
Andrea Saracini
Eleonora Vannini
Simonetta Ercolani
Navid Ghavami
Source :
2016 IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques (IST).
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
IEEE, 2016.

Abstract

In this study, we present the initial results of the Clinical Validation of a Novel Microwave Apparatus for Testing Breast Integrity. Huygens Principle is used to process microwave signals and construct a correspondent image. We compare microwave images with respect to echography and/or mammogram diagnosis. From the microwave images obtained by the first 8 subjects, it is possible to conclude that microwave images of non-healthy subjects have a signal to clutter ratio approximately 10% greater than that of the healthy subjects. Moreover, for one subject (arbitrarily selected) we also show that the localization of the inclusion obtained through microwave imaging is in agreement with mammography images.

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
2016 IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques (IST)
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........3e69827f80b4d6f4fade7c15630cbf93
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1109/ist.2016.7738237