title: Two-dimensional time-domain inverse scattering for quantitative analysis of breast composition.
abstract: Forward-backward time-stepping is a unique approach for solving electromagnetic inverse scattering problems in the time domain. In this paper, the technique is applied to a realistic, heterogeneous breast model. The ability to detect a 5-mm diameter malignancy and provide substantial quantitative information about the breast's composition is demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan. johnsonj@ieee.org
authors.forename: Jessi E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takenaka
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008872:Microwaves; D008954:Models, Biological; D012542:Scattering, Radiation