Dielectric characterization of PCL-based thermoplastic materials for microwave diagnostic and therapeutic applications

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 627-633

  Aguilar, Suzette M ^a   Shea, Jacob D ^a   Al Joumayly, Mudar A ^b   Van Veen, Barry D ^a   Behdad, Nader ^a   Hagness, Susan C ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric characterization; microwave hyperthermia; microwave imaging; thermoplastics; tissue immobilization; transmission line measurement

Indexed keywords

BREAST PHANTOM; DIELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION; EFFECTIVE CONDUCTIVITY; FREQUENCY RANGES; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT; IMAGING QUALITY; IMAGING SOLUTIONS; INVERSE SCATTERING ALGORITHM; MICROSTRIP TRANSMISSION LINES; MICROWAVE BREAST IMAGING; MICROWAVE DIAGNOSTICS; MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA; MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA TREATMENT; MICROWAVE IMAGING; MULTI FREQUENCY; NUMERICAL TESTS; THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION; THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS; TRANSMISSION LINE MEASUREMENT;

CHARACTERIZATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EQUIPMENT TESTING; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROWAVES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; THERMOPLASTICS; TISSUE; VEGETABLE OILS;

POLYCAPROLACTONE;

POLYCAPROLACTONE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MICROWAVE RADIATION;

ALGORITHMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; IMMOBILIZATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROWAVES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PLANT OILS; POLYESTERS; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 84857542420     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2011.2157918     Document Type: Article

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