Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection: Performance Assessment of a Next-Generation Transmission System.

Unlabelled: Microwave imaging has been proposed for breast cancer detection and treatment monitoring. Prototype systems based on tomography and radar-based techniques have been tested on human subjects with promising results. Previously, we developed a system that estimated average permittivity in regions of the breast using signals transmitted through the tissues.

Reproducibility of Microwave Breast Imaging: Analysis of Regular Scans of a Group of Volunteers.

Unlabelled: Microwave imaging has been proposed for breast cancer detection and treatment monitoring. The introduction of new approaches or next-generation prototype systems requires characterization of expected variability when scanning participants over clinically relevant timeframes.

Objective: The objective of this study is to quantify the reliability and variability in scans of a group of 35 volunteers collected at multiple time points with a next-generation microwave imaging system.