Non-Invasive Skin Cancer Detection: A High-Resolution Millimeter-Wave Time Reversal Approach
2025 (English)In: EuCAP 2025 - 19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2025Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
This paper introduces a novel non-invasive skin cancer detection system using a high-resolution millimeter-wave time reversal imaging approach. Operating in the 2-30 GHz frequency range, the system utilizes two moving Vivaldi antennas to scan the imaging area, significantly reducing hardware complexity and cost compared to conventional systems. The system features a skin-removal technique that eliminates surface reflections, improving subsurface imaging accuracy. Through time-reversal methods, particularly the DORT algorithm, the system achieves high-resolution imaging capable of detecting both single and multiple tumors. In tests with phantoms, the system successfully identified single tumors with diameters of 5 mm and 8 mm and multiple tumors of 8 mm in close proximity. The worst-case positioning error for single tumor detection was 4 mm, and for multiple targets, 14 mm. The system also exhibited a high signal-to-clutter ratio (SCR) of up to 10.8 dB, demonstrating its effectiveness in distinguishing between benign and malignant tissues.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2025.
Keywords [en]
antennas, electromagnetics, measurements, propagation
National Category
Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-368627DOI: 10.23919/EuCAP63536.2025.10999324ISI: 001507659900162Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105007513435OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-368627DiVA, id: diva2:1990040
Conference
19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2025, Stockholm, Sweden, Mar 30 2025 - Apr 4 2025
Note
Part of ISBN 978-88-31299-10-7
QC 20250819
2025-08-192025-08-192025-11-19Bibliographically approved