Title
Study of the Effects of Changing Physiological Conditions on Dielectric Properties of Breast Tissues
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Publication Title
ISRN Biomedical Imaging
Volume
2013
Abstract
This paper addresses the changes in the physical characteristics (temperature and water/blood content) of breast tissue under different physiological conditions. We examined ex vivo specimens of breast tissue excised at the time of surgery to study the effects of physiological conditions on dielectric properties. We observed that the dielectric properties strongly depend on tissue physiological state. When the biological tissues undergo physiological changes, such as those due to disease or those induced by external changes such as variations in the environmental temperature, the microscopic processes deviate from their normal state and impact the overall dielectric properties. This suggests that microwave imaging might be used to monitor the physiological conditions of the body.
DOI
10.1155/2013/894153
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Abas Sabouni, Camerin Hahn, Sima Noghanian, et al.. "Study of the Effects of Changing Physiological Conditions on Dielectric Properties of Breast Tissues" (2013). Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications. 7.
https://commons.und.edu/ee-fac/7