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| Author | Ruvio, Giuseppe Cuccaro, Antonio Solimene, Raffaele Brancaccio, Adriana Basile, Bruno Ammann, Max J. |
| Abstract | This Letter introduces a feasibility study of a scanning system for applications in biomedical bone imaging operating in the microwave range 0.5–4 GHz. Mechanical uncertainties and data acquisition time are minimised by using a fully automated scanner that controls two antipodal Vivaldi antennas. Accurate antenna positioning and synchronisation with data acquisition enables a rigorous proof-of-concept for the microwave imaging procedure of a multi-layer phantom including skin, fat, muscle and bone tissues. The presence of a suitable coupling medium enables antenna miniaturisation and mitigates the impedance mismatch between antennas and phantom. The three-dimensional image of tibia and fibula is successfully reconstructed by scanning the multi-layer phantom due to the distinctive dielectric contrast between target and surrounding tissues. These results show the viability of a microwave bone imaging technology which is low cost, portable, non-ionising, and does not require specially trained personnel. In fact, as no a-priori characterisation of the antenna is required, the image formation procedure is very conveniently simplified. |
| Starting Page | 218 |
| Ending Page | 221 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| e-ISSN | 20533713 |
| Issue Number | Issue 3, Sep (2016) |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/htl/3/3 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/htl.2016.0003 |
| Journal | Healthcare Technology Letters |
| Publisher | The Institution of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher Date | 2016-06-30 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | Creative Commons Attribution -Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) |
| Subject Keyword | Accurate Antenna Positioning Antenna Antenna Miniaturisation Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna Biology And Medical Computing Biomedical Bone Imaging Biomedical Imaging/measurement Bone Bone Tissues Computer Vision And Image Processing Technique Data Acquisition Data Acquisition Time Distinctive Dielectric Contrast Fat Fats Fibula Frequency 0.5 GHz to 4 GHz Fully Automated Scanner Image Formation Procedure Image Reconstruction Impedance Mismatch Mechanical Uncertainties Medical Image Processing MicroWave And Other Electromagnetic Wave Microwave Antenna Microwave Bone Imaging Technology Microwave Imaging Microwave Measurement Technique Multilayer Phantom Muscle Optical, Image And Video Signal Processing Patient Diagnostic Method And Instrumentation Phantoms Portable Nonionising Imaging Preliminary Scanning System Proof-of-concept Skin Synchronisation Three-dimensional Image Tibia |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
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