A Microwave Imaging Technique Implementation for Early Detection of Breast Tumors

This paper presents a microwave imaging technique to detect early breast cancer. A simple breast and different sizes, positions and numbers of tumors models have been simulated under CST software. We have used a mono-static UWB antenna with a grid of 49 positions to scan the area of the breast. Finally, we have implemented an algorithm for microwave confocal imaging to locate the tumors. The dielectric properties of those tumors were used to differentiate them from the environment. Keywords—Ultra Wide Band (UWB) Antenna, Confocal Microwave Imaging Algorithm, Breast Cancer Detection.