title: Advancements in transmitters and sensors for biological tissue imaging in magnetic induction tomography.
abstract: Magnetic Induction Tomography (MIT), which is also known as Electromagnetic Tomography (EMT) or Mutual Inductance Tomography, is among the imaging modalities of interest to many researchers around the world. This noninvasive modality applies an electromagnetic field and is sensitive to all three passive electromagnetic properties of a material that are conductivity, permittivity and permeability. MIT is categorized under the passive imaging family with an electrodeless technique through the use of excitation coils to induce an electromagnetic field in the material, which is then measured at the receiving side by sensors. The aim of this review is to discuss the challenges of the MIT technique and summarize the recent advancements in the transmitters and sensors, with a focus on applications in biological tissue imaging. It is hoped that this review will provide some valuable information on the MIT for those who have interest in this modality. The need of this knowledge may speed up the process of adopted of MIT as a medical imaging technology.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Electronic Engineering Department, School of Mechatronic Engineering, University Malaysia of Perlis, Arau, Perlis 02600, Malaysia. zulkarnay@unimap.edu.my
authors.forename: Zulkarnay
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zakaria
authors.forename: Ruzairi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abdul Rahim
authors.forename: Muhammad Saiful Badri
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mansor
authors.forename: Sazali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yaacob
authors.forename: Nor Muzakkir Nor
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Ayub
authors.forename: Siti Zarina Mohd
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Muji
authors.forename: Mohd Hafiz Fazalul
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rahiman
authors.forename: Syed Mustafa Kamal Syed
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Aman
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014054:Tomography / Q000295:instrumentation*