TY - GEN
T1 - Impact of Radial Heterogeneities of Biological Tissues on Dielectric Measurements
AU - Gioia, A. La
AU - Porter, E.
AU - Salahuddin, S.
AU - O'Halloran, M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/10/11
Y1 - 2017/10/11
N2 - The dielectric properties of biological tissues are relevant in dosimetry studies and in radio-frequency and microwave medical applications. Broadband tissue dielectric data is commonly acquired using open-ended coaxial probe techniques. Generally, heterogeneous tissues are accurately characterised by conducting a meticulous histological analysis of the tissue types involved in the dielectric measurement. To this extent, it is fundamental to evaluate the tissue volume interrogated by the probe, also known as the probe sensing volume or histology region. In this study, early-stage experiments are presented to investigate how radial heterogeneities can impact the histology depth. The findings of this study aim to provide the basis for more accurate dielectric characterisation of heterogeneous tissues to support microwave medical device design.
AB - The dielectric properties of biological tissues are relevant in dosimetry studies and in radio-frequency and microwave medical applications. Broadband tissue dielectric data is commonly acquired using open-ended coaxial probe techniques. Generally, heterogeneous tissues are accurately characterised by conducting a meticulous histological analysis of the tissue types involved in the dielectric measurement. To this extent, it is fundamental to evaluate the tissue volume interrogated by the probe, also known as the probe sensing volume or histology region. In this study, early-stage experiments are presented to investigate how radial heterogeneities can impact the histology depth. The findings of this study aim to provide the basis for more accurate dielectric characterisation of heterogeneous tissues to support microwave medical device design.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85035129655
U2 - 10.1109/ICEAA.2017.8065267
DO - 10.1109/ICEAA.2017.8065267
M3 - Conference Publication
AN - SCOPUS:85035129655
T3 - Proceedings of the 2017 19th International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2017
SP - 421
EP - 424
BT - Proceedings of the 2017 19th International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2017
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 19th International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2017
Y2 - 11 September 2017 through 15 September 2017
ER -