WAVELET-BASED BREAST TUMOR LOCALIZATION TECHNIQUE USING A UWB RADAR

Identifier:  imarina:6178112

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina6178112

Authors:  Lazaro, A; Girbau, D; Villarino, R

Abstract:
This paper deals with the potential of ultra-wideband (UWB) microwave imaging for the detection and localization of breast cancer in its early stages. A method is proposed for locating tumors which is based on the signal time-of-flight backscattered by the tumor. Time-of-flight is detected using a wavelet transform algorithm. The feasibility of the method has been investigated by means of simulated results using Finite-Direrence Time-Domain (FDTD) and experimental results with a UWB radar and a phantom.