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Title:	La Radiometria a microonde per la diagnosi del tumore al seno
Authors:	Bardati, Fernando Iudicello, Santina
Keywords:	microwave radiometry breast cancer detection
Issue Date:	4-May-2009
Abstract:	Interest in breast imaging with electromagnetic fields in the microwave band has been mainly motivated by certain deficiencies in current screening and diagnostic practices based on X-ray mammography. In this thesis the feasibility of microwave radiometry as a modality for early-stage breast cancer detection has been investigated based on the tumor over-temperature rationale. The goal of this work is to establish the rationale for the application of microwave radiometry for breast cancer detection and to provide the basis for setting-up measurements on patients. Basing on electrical and thermal properties of breast tissue available in the literature I developed a numerical model to predict the radiometric output when a contacting antenna is scanned on the breast surface. For this reason, a full 3D model that relates radiometric data to the temperature difference between normal and malignant breast has been developed in order to predict the radiometric visibility o...
Description:	21. ciclo
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2108/892
Appears in Collections:	Tesi di dottorato in ingegneria

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