title: On the accurate modeling of a complex antenna for breast tumor detection using a hybrid MOM/FDTD approach.
abstract: Accurate, computationally intensive numerical algorithms have become necessary to handle the increasing complexity of electromagnetic problems in biological applications. In this work, a high performance hybrid - MoM/FDTD approach is presented for electromagnetic analysis and design applications in microwave breast tumor detection. The proposed algorithm is based on Huygen's equivalent surface methods. The simulation study of a bow-tie antenna-breast phantom interaction demonstrates the efficacy of the proposed algorithm and suggests that, with further development, this hybrid scheme would be a useful tool in the continued development of microwave imaging for breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia QLD 4067. padhi@itee.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Shantanu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Padhi
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bing Keong
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shuley
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crozier
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging