High Resolution Radar Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection: Trends and Challenges
Prof. Andrea Bevilacqua
High Resolution Radar Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection: Trends and Challenges.
Andrea Bevilacqua received the Laurea and Ph.D. degrees in electronics engineering from the University of Padova, Padova, Italy, in 2000, and 2004, respectively. From 2005 to 2015, he was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, where he is now an Associate Professor. His current research interests include the design of analog and RF/microwave integrated circuits and the analysis of wireless communication systems, radars, and dcdc
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- Kraków, Malopolskie
- Poland
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Over the last few years, a significant growth of the research involving the use of microwaves to image the human body has been taking place. Among the many examples of ongoing research, the use of microwaves for breast cancer diagnostic imaging has seen an increasing interest. Ultra wideband microwave radar imaging can effectively complement conventional diagnostic techniques, e.g. X‐ray, MRI, ultrasound, yielding higher sensibility and specificity, lower cost, and smaller size, hence emerging as an enabling technology for mass screening programs. Ultra wideband radars can be realized in different technologies, discrete or fully integrated. This talk investigates the typical system and circuit-level challenges of such radars, and discusses some implementation examples. The talk presents innovative circuit solutions addressing the challenges set by the ultra wideband frequency range of operation of the radar transceiver. Due to their broadband operation, such design techniques may find application in other wideband systems.