title: Dielectric properties of porcine cerebrospinal tissues at microwave frequencies: in vivo, in vitro and systematic variation with age.
abstract: The dielectric properties of pig cerebrospinal tissues were measured in vivo and in vitro, in the frequency range of 50 MHz-20 GHz. The total combined measurement uncertainty was calculated at each frequency point and is reported over representative frequency regions. Comparisons were made for each tissue between the two sets of data and with the literature of the past decade. The in vitro study was extended to include tissue from pigs weighing approximately 10, 50 and 250 kg to re-visit the question of the variation of dielectric properties with age. White matter and spinal chord showed significant variation as function of animal age, no age-related variations were recorded for grey matter.
authors.affiliation: MCL, 11 Kings Road West, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5BY, UK. a.peyman@mcluk.org
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peyman
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perrott
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gabriel
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017097:Electric Impedance; D008872:Microwaves; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D010992:Plethysmography, Impedance / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology*; D013552:Swine