scholarly journals EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER USING ULTRA WIDE BAND SLOT ANTENNA

SINERGI ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Yusnita Rahayu ◽  
Immanuel Waruwu
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Tumor Size ◽  
Microstrip Antenna ◽  
The United States ◽  
Microwave Imaging ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Safe Alternative

Breast cancer is the transformation of normal cells in the breast area into a malignant tumor, which is the second largest disease as a cause of death for women. Early detection is one way to avoid significant risks in breast cancer.  X-ray mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques are used to detect breast cancer. However, those techniques have several limitations. Ultra-wideband (UWB) microwave imaging, approved by The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States, has promising capabilities in detecting breast cancer. Microwave imaging uses a microstrip antenna that has the advantage of convenience, potentially low cost, and is a non-ionized and safe alternative. In this paper, the ultra-wideband microstrip antenna for breast cancer detection is proposed. The antenna was designed by adding some rectangular slots on a rectangular patch to meet the UWB specifications. The antenna works well at 8.41 GHz to 10.29 GHz with directivity of 6.451 dBi and SAR value of 1.6 W / kg. The antenna was simulated with breast phantom. The tumor sizes of 6 mm and 10 mm are added to evaluate the E/H fields and current density with and without tumor. The highest E-Field value of 928.8 V / m was obtained at 10 GHz with a 10 mm tumor size.  The highest H-Field value of 4.06 V / m was achieved at 10 GHz with a 6 mm tumor size. From the simulation, the E/H-field and current density are higher if there is a tumor in the breast compared to the breast without the tumor.

scholarly journals Wideband-Narrowband Switchable Tapered Slot Antenna for Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3606
Author(s):  
Seonho Lim ◽  
Young Joong Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Coupling Effect ◽  
Breast Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Microwave Imaging ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Pin Diode ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Switching Mode ◽  
Meander Line

In this paper, a wideband-narrowband switchable tapered slot antenna (TSA) with a compact meander line resonator for an integrated microwave imaging and hyperthermia system was proposed. A compact meander line resonator, which exhibited band-pass characteristics and provided narrowband characteristics by using one PIN diode, was fabricated beneath the tapered slot of the wideband TSA to minimize the degradation of the wideband characteristics. Moreover, the electromagnetic energy was transferred to the meander line resonator with a coupling effect to ensure effective frequency switching. By adapting a PIN diode on the meander line resonator, frequency switching could be achieved. In this way, the proposed antenna could operate in a real-time frequency switching mode between the ultra-wideband (UWB; 3.1~10 GHz), which is used for microwave imaging, and the 2.45 GHz band (industrial, scientific, and medical, ISM band), which is used for microwave hyperthermia. Frequency and time-domain results proved the applicability of the proposed antenna to an integrated breast cancer detection and treatment system.

Compact ultra-wideband planar tapered slot antenna for use in a microwave imaging system

2006 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 2212-2216 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Abbosh ◽  
H. K. Kan ◽  
M. E. Bialkowski
Keyword(s):  
Imaging System ◽  
Microwave Imaging ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Slot Antenna

scholarly journals Apolipoprotein E Allelic Frequency Altered in Women with Early-onset Breast Cancer

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 117822341000400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tirtsa Porrata-Doria ◽  
Jaime L. Matta ◽  
Summer F. Acevedo
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Apolipoprotein E ◽  
Potential Risk ◽  
Tumor Size ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Body ◽  
Early Onset Breast Cancer

Among women, the most prevalent type of cancer is breast cancer, affecting 1 out of every 8 women in the United States; in Puerto Rico, 70 out of every 100,000 will develop some type of breast cancer. Therefore, a better understanding of the potential risk factors for breast cancer could lead to the development of early detection tools. A gene that has been proposed as a risk factor in several populations around the world is Apolipoprotein E (apoE). ApoE functions as a mechanism of transport for lipoproteins and cholesterol throughout the body, with 3 main isoforms present in humans (apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4). Whether or not apoE4 is a risk factor for breast cancer remains controversial. Previous studies have either included test subjects of all ages (20–80) or have focused on late-onset (after age 50) breast cancer; none has concentrated specifically on early-onset (aged 50 and younger) breast cancer. The objectives of this study was to examine (in a Puerto Rican population) the differences in the relative frequency of occurrence of apoE4 in non-breast cancer versus breast cancer patients and to examine, as well, the potential differences of same in early- versus late-onset patients. We found an increased frequency of apoE4 (odds ratio 2.15) only in early-onset breast cancer survivors, which is similar to the findings of those studies that combined or adjusted for age as well as for an association between apoE4 and decreased tumor size. ApoE is also a potential risk factor for long-term cognitive effects after chemotherapy and affects response to hormone replacement. Our data supports the theory that knowing the apoE genotype of women who are at risk of developing breast cancer may be beneficial, as such knowledge would aid in the prediction of tumor size and the development of treatment regimens.

scholarly journals An Ultra Wideband Microwave Imaging System for Breast Cancer Detection

2007 ◽  
Vol E90-B (9) ◽  
pp. 2376-2381 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. C. KHOR ◽  
M. E. BIALKOWSKI ◽  
A. ABBOSH ◽  
N. SEMAN ◽  
S. CROZIER
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Detection ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Microwave Imaging ◽  
Breast Cancer Detection ◽  
Ultra Wideband

scholarly journals EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER SAVES LIFE: A REVIEW OF MICROWAVE IMAGING AGAINST X-RAYS MAMMOGRAPHY

2019 ◽  
pp. 326-343
Author(s):  
Maryam Liaqat ◽  
Ali Raza ◽  
Saher Jabeen ◽  
Ramiza Ali ◽  
Sobia Kanwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Microwave Imaging ◽  
X Rays
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