Reference phantoms for microwave imaging
Résumé
Microwave imaging offers an alternative modality for breast cancer screening and for the diagnosis of cerebrovascular accidents. Before clinical application, the performances of microwave imaging systems have to be assessed on anatomically detailed anthropomorphic phantoms. This paper presents advances in the development of breast and head phantoms based upon 3D-printed structures filled up with liquid solutions that mimic the biological tissues in terms of complex permittivity in a broad microwave frequency band.
Mots clés
cerebrovascular accidents
breast cancer screening
microwave imaging systems
alternative modality
anatomically detailed anthropomorphic phantoms
head phantoms
breast phantoms
3D-printed structures
liquid solutions
clinical application
reference phantoms
biological tissues
complex permittivity
broad microwave frequency band