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2013-09-24
Microwave Breast Screening in the Time-Domain: Identification and Compensation of Measurement-Induced Uncertainties
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Emily Porter,

    Dr. Emily Porter

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    McGill University

    Canada

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Evgeny Kirshin,

    Dr. Evgeny Kirshin

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    McConnell Building McGill University

    Canada

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Adam Santorelli,

    Mr. Adam Santorelli

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    McGill University

    Canada

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Milica Popović

    Dr. Milica Popović

    Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

    McGill University

    Canada

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 55, 115-130, 2013
doi:10.2528/PIERB13082207 | Google Scholar

Abstract
In this work we examine several sources of measurement uncertainty that can hinder the use of time-domain microwave techniques for breast imaging. The effects that are investigated include those due to clock and trigger jitter, antenna movements, discrepancies in antenna fabrication, and random measurement noise. We explore the significance of the noise contribution of each effect, and present methods to mitigate them when possible and necessary. We demonstrate that, after applying the aforementioned methods, the noise is minimized to the noise floor of the system, thereby enabling successful tumor detection.
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Emily Porter, Evgeny Kirshin, Adam Santorelli, and Milica Popović, "Microwave Breast Screening in the Time-Domain: Identification and Compensation of Measurement-Induced Uncertainties," Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 55, 115-130, 2013.
doi:10.2528/PIERB13082207
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