Experimental verification of optimal frequency range for microwave head imaging

M. Bjelogrlic (1) , Benjamin Fuchs (2) , J.-P. Thiran (1) , J.R. Mosig , M. Mattes (3)

1 LTS5 - Signal Processing Laboratory [Lausanne]
2 IETR - Institut d'Électronique et des Technologies du numéRique
3 DTU - Danmarks Tekniske Universitet = Technical University of Denmark

This work presents the experimental verification of the power transmission of a radiating field into the human head for Microwave Imaging (MWI) applications. We aim at finding the range of frequencies that optimize the power scattered by any anomalies from inside to outside of the brain when excited by an incoming radiating field and hence improve the quality of microwave imaging. For this purpose, a 3D printed head phantom composed of liquids emulating dispersive biological head tissues in the range of [0.5-4]GHz has been built. Measurement results show that the wave penetrates well up to 1.3GHz as there is a strong attenuation around 2GHz, and low levels of transmitted power above 3GHz. © 2017 IEEE.

Keywords: 3D printers; Experimental verification; Head imaging; Human head; Microwave imaging; Optimal frequency; Transmitted power; Imaging systems

Domains: Computer Science [cs]; Networking and Internet Architecture [cs.NI]; Engineering Sciences [physics]; Electronics

M. Bjelogrlic, Benjamin Fuchs, J.-P. Thiran, J.R. Mosig, M. Mattes. Experimental verification of optimal frequency range for microwave head imaging. 19th International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2017, Sep 2017, Verona, Italy. ⟨10.1109/ICEAA.2017.8065430⟩. ⟨hal-01671563⟩