Can ultra-wideband (UWB) radar be used for imaging purposes? Preliminary in vitro investigations
C Geyer, M Helbig, U Schwarz, J Sachs, MA Hein, WA Kaiser, I Hilger · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2008 · Heft 08
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Introduction: The aim of the present study was to assess the basic feasibility of ultra-wideband (UWB) radar in biomedical applications to discriminate tissues with different dielectric constants (ε′+jε′′). This approach is feasible because the dielectric properties of biological tissues are mainly determined by their water content which is relevant concerning the differentiation between cancerous and non-cancerous tissue. Therefore, phantoms with defined dielectric properties were analyzed with a prototype xyz-UWB-scanner. Material and Methods: Nine oil-in-gelatine phantoms were made in a cylindrical mould (6cm…
