Less Becomes More for Microwave Imaging: Design and Validation of an Ultrawide-Band Measurement Array

Dallan Byrne; Ian Craddock; David Gibbins; Beatriz Monsalve; Tommy Henriksson

doi:10.1109/MAP.2017.2731198

Less Becomes More for Microwave Imaging: Design and Validation of an Ultrawide-Band Measurement Array

Dallan Byrne, Ian Craddock, David Gibbins, Beatriz Monsalve, Tommy Henriksson

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A compact, enclosed, ultrawide-band (UWB) antenna array is presented to acquire data for a quantitative microwave imaging method. Compared to existing systems, the proposed array allows a UWB antenna to be placed close to a target object while, at the same time, minimizing the volume of the imaging array. The antennas and metallic enclosure are designed to easily integrate with an iterative threedimensional (3-D) nonlinear inverse scattering technique. The volume of the internal imaging domain has been minimized for this particular architecture to reduce the computational time spent on reconstructing the dielectrics within the domain. Each cavity-backed element radiates toward the target and presents stable transmission characteristics across the 1-4-GHz band.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	72-85
Number of pages	14
Journal	IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
Volume	59
Issue number	5
Early online date	25 Aug 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MAP.2017.2731198
Publication status	Published - Oct 2017

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Digital Health
SPHERE

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Antenna arrays
Antenna measurements
Microwave imaging
Ultra wideband antennas
Dielectrics

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Compound Radar Approach for Breast Imaging
Byrne, D. B., Sarafianou, M. & Craddock, I. J., Jan 2017, In: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 64, 1, p. 40-51 12 p.
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An Introduction to Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection
Byrne, D., 2016, Springer International Publishing: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. 1 ed. Vol. 1. p. 47-73 1
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Time-domain Wideband Adaptive Beamforming for Radar Breast Imaging
Byrne, D. & Craddock, I., Apr 2015, In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 63, 4, p. 1725-1735 11 p.
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SPHERE (EPSRC IRC)
Craddock, I. J. (Principal Investigator), Coyle, D. T. (Principal Investigator), Flach, P. A. (Principal Investigator), Kaleshi, D. (Principal Investigator), Mirmehdi, M. (Principal Investigator), Piechocki, R. J. (Principal Investigator), Stark, B. H. (Principal Investigator), Ascione, R. (Co-Principal Investigator), Ashburn, A. M. (Collaborator), Burnett, M. E. (Collaborator), Damen, D. (Co-Principal Investigator), Gooberman-Hill, R. (Principal Investigator), Harwin, W. S. (Collaborator), Hilton, G. (Co-Principal Investigator), Holderbaum, W. (Collaborator), Holley, A. P. (Manager), Manchester, V. A. (Administrator), Meller, B. J. (Other ), Stack, E. (Collaborator) & Gilchrist, I. D. (Principal Investigator)
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Less Becomes More for Microwave Imaging: Design and Validation of an Ultrawide-Band Measurement Array

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Compound Radar Approach for Breast Imaging

An Introduction to Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection

Time-domain Wideband Adaptive Beamforming for Radar Breast Imaging

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