TY - GEN
T1 - Microwave Imaging for Monitoring Patients Post-Radiation Treatment
T2 - 15th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2021
AU - Smith, Katrin
AU - Bourqui, Jeremie
AU - Grendarova, Petra
AU - Lesiuk, Mark
AU - Quirk, Sarah
AU - Roumeliotis, Michael
AU - Fear, Elise
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 EurAAP.
PY - 2021/3/22
Y1 - 2021/3/22
N2 - In this preliminary study, we investigate how changes in breast tissue due to treatment can be quantified using microwave signals, images, and property estimates. Microwave scans of treated and healthy breasts from a group of cancer patients before and after radiation treatment are compared. Images of the treated breasts generally had an increase in permittivity after treatment, while the healthy breast remained relatively constant over the timeframe. In a case study, the permittivity estimated at various microwave sensor pairs was generally higher for the treated breast compared to the healthy breast, however changes were small in the reported patient. For this example, the signal correlation between scans was high and similar for both the treated and the healthy scan. For the same patient, image correlation highlighted differences between the baseline and follow-up scans, suggesting that image correlation may be a better metric for quantifying changes.
AB - In this preliminary study, we investigate how changes in breast tissue due to treatment can be quantified using microwave signals, images, and property estimates. Microwave scans of treated and healthy breasts from a group of cancer patients before and after radiation treatment are compared. Images of the treated breasts generally had an increase in permittivity after treatment, while the healthy breast remained relatively constant over the timeframe. In a case study, the permittivity estimated at various microwave sensor pairs was generally higher for the treated breast compared to the healthy breast, however changes were small in the reported patient. For this example, the signal correlation between scans was high and similar for both the treated and the healthy scan. For the same patient, image correlation highlighted differences between the baseline and follow-up scans, suggesting that image correlation may be a better metric for quantifying changes.
KW - cancer
KW - microwaves imaging
KW - treatment monitoring
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U2 - 10.23919/EuCAP51087.2021.9410955
DO - 10.23919/EuCAP51087.2021.9410955
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85105437804
T3 - 15th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2021
BT - 15th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2021
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 22 March 2021 through 26 March 2021
ER -