An Integrated Microwave Imaging Radar With Planar Antennas for Breast Cancer Detection

The system design of an integrated microwave imaging radar for the diagnostic screening of breasts cancer is presented. A custom integrated circuit implemented in a 65-nm CMOS technology and a pair of patch antennas realized on a planar laminate are proposed as the basic module of the imaging antenn...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques 2013-05, Vol.61 (5), p.2108-2118
Main Authors: Bassi, M., Caruso, M., Khan, M. S., Bevilacqua, A., Capobianco, A., Neviani, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical image processing
cancer detection
CMOS integrated circuits
Imaging
Radar antennas
Radar imaging
Receivers
RF integrated circuits
Transceivers
Tumors
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Summary:The system design of an integrated microwave imaging radar for the diagnostic screening of breasts cancer is presented. A custom integrated circuit implemented in a 65-nm CMOS technology and a pair of patch antennas realized on a planar laminate are proposed as the basic module of the imaging antenna array. The radar operates on the broad frequency range from 2 to 16 GHz with a dynamic range of 107 dB. Imaging experiments carried out on a realistic breast phantom show that the system is capable of detecting tumor targets with a resolution of 3 mm.
ISSN:0018-9480
1557-9670
DOI:10.1109/TMTT.2013.2247052