title: 3-D microwave imaging of breast tumors with matched-filtering.
abstract: Matched-filtering is applied to an algorithm similar to confocal microwave imaging of the breast in order to better detect tumors in a 3-D FDTD model. Strongly scattering objects detected by the imaging algorithm are examined for tumor existence through matched-filtering. Based on the matched-filtering examination, early-time clutter is well suppressed by this method. Also, an antenna-array with a spatial resolution of 8.3 mm is shown to be effective in reducing the clutter level for the successful detection of a 5-mm-diameter spherical tumor.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Oral
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Sahakian