dc.contributor.author | Zerrad, Fatima-Ezzahra | |
dc.contributor.author | Taouzari, Mohamed | |
dc.contributor.author | Makroum, El Mostafa | |
dc.contributor.author | Aoufi, Jamal El | |
dc.contributor.author | Qanadli, Salah D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Karaaslan, Muharrem | |
dc.contributor.author | Al-Gburi, Ahmed Jamal Abdullah | |
dc.contributor.author | Zakaria, Zahriladha | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-20T07:07:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-12-20T07:07:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Zerrad, F.-E., Taouzari, M., Makroum, E.M., Aoufi, J.E., Qanadli, S.D., Karaaslan, M., Al-Gburi,
A.J.A., Zakaria, Z. (2023). Microwave Imaging Approach for Breast Cancer Detection Using a Tapered Slot Antenna Loaded
with Parasitic Components. Materials, 16 (4), art. no. 1496.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041496 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1996-1944 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041496 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12508/2715 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this paper, a wideband antenna is proposed for ultra-wideband microwave imaging applications. The antenna is comprised of a tapered slot ground, a rectangular slotted patch and four star-shaped parasitic components. The added slotted patch is shown to be effective in improving the bandwidth and gain. The proposed antenna system provides a realized gain of 6 dBi, an efficiency of around 80% on the radiation bandwidth, and a wide impedance bandwidth (S11 < −10 dB) of 6.3 GHz (from 3.8 to 10.1 GHz). This supports a true wideband operation. Furthermore, the fidelity factor for face-to-face (FtF) direction is 91.6%, and for side by side (SbS) is 91.2%. This proves the excellent directionality and less signal distortion of the designed antenna. These high figures establish the potential use of the proposed antenna for imaging. A heterogeneous breast phantom with dielectric characteristics identical to actual breast tissue with the presence of tumors was constructed for experimental validation. An antenna array of the proposed antenna element was situated over an artificial breast to collect reflected and transmitted waves for tumor characterization. Finally, an imaging algorithm was used to process the retrieved data to recreate the image in order to detect the undesirable tumor object inside the breast phantom. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.3390/ma16041496 | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Breast tumor | en_US |
dc.subject | Microstrip antenna | en_US |
dc.subject | Microwave imaging | en_US |
dc.subject | Parasitic element | en_US |
dc.subject | UWB | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | Earth Sciences - Sensors & Tomography - Microwave Imaging | |
dc.subject.classification | Breast Neoplasms | |
dc.subject.classification | Phantoms | |
dc.subject.classification | Microstrip Antennas | |
dc.subject.other | Antenna arrays | |
dc.subject.other | Bandwidth | |
dc.subject.other | Electric impedance | |
dc.subject.other | Imaging systems | |
dc.subject.other | Medical imaging | |
dc.subject.other | Microstrip antennas | |
dc.subject.other | Microwave antennas | |
dc.subject.other | Phantoms | |
dc.subject.other | Radiation efficiency | |
dc.subject.other | Slot antennas | |
dc.subject.other | Ultra-wideband | |
dc.subject.other | Breast cancer detection | |
dc.subject.other | Breast phantom | |
dc.subject.other | Breast tumour | |
dc.subject.other | Microwave imaging | |
dc.subject.other | Parasitic components | |
dc.subject.other | Parasitic element | |
dc.subject.other | Tapered slot antennas | |
dc.subject.other | Ultrawideband microwaves | |
dc.subject.other | UWB | |
dc.subject.other | Wideband antenna | |
dc.title | Microwave Imaging Approach for Breast Cancer Detection Using a Tapered Slot Antenna Loaded with Parasitic Components | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Materials | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi -- Elektrik-Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 16 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.contributor.isteauthor | Karaaslan, Muharrem | |
dc.relation.index | Web of Science - Scopus - PubMed | en_US |
dc.relation.index | Web of Science Core Collection - Science Citation Index Expanded | |