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US07647089B2 Surface identification using microwave signals for microwave-based detection of cancer
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使用微波信号进行表面识别,用于微波检测癌症
- Patent Title: Surface identification using microwave signals for microwave-based detection of cancer
- Patent Title (中): 使用微波信号进行表面识别,用于微波检测癌症
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Application No.: US11340214Application Date: 2006-01-26
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Publication No.: US07647089B2Publication Date: 2010-01-12
- Inventor: Essex Julian Bond , Susan Carol Hagness , Barry Dean Van Veen
- Applicant: Essex Julian Bond , Susan Carol Hagness , Barry Dean Van Veen
- Applicant Address: US WI Madison
- Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Current Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Madison
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: A61B5/05
- IPC: A61B5/05

Abstract:
A method and a system of determining a surface location defining an interface between an object to image and an antenna is provided. The method uses geometric principles and the fact that an impedance mismatch at the interface results in significant reflection. A propagation time from the surface to each antenna of a plurality of antennas is estimated. The propagation time locates the surface on a circle centered at each antenna and having a radius calculated using the propagation time. A tangent line connects the intersection of adjacent circles with the surface. The surface is estimated to be located at the tangent point where the circle and the shared tangent line between adjacent antennas intersect. Multiple tangent points may be averaged for each interior antenna. A curve is fit to the set of tangent points to provide an estimate of the surface location.
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- US20060183995A1 Surface identification using microwave signals for microwave-based detection of cancer Public/Granted day:2006-08-17
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