Analysis of flexible and smart microwave head imaging platform for object detection in the head phantom

Murugan, Thiveneswary (2021) Analysis of flexible and smart microwave head imaging platform for object detection in the head phantom. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

According to World Health Organization (WHO), brain tumours are a significant reason for death nowadays. Due to the limitations of current clinical imaging such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography Scan (CT Scan), including inflexibility and not smartly system, high-cost medical expenses, bulky and safety issues, the researchers are encouraged to explore alternative and complementary tools to available techniques such as microwave imaging to detect the brain tumour in an earlier stage. This project investigation is based on flexible and smart microwave head imaging platform for object detection in the head phantom where a micro-controller-based system is developed to operate the microwave head imaging platform using the Arduino module & Blynk app for angle control. Monostatic Ultra wideband Vivaldi antenna is designed using CST Studio Suite software for object detection in the head phantom. The operating frequency of the antenna is between 1.5 GHz and 4.6 GHz. The effect in S11 graph was analysed based on regular head phantom vs head phantom with multiple tumours, different size of the tumour, different angle of tumour position and different angle of antenna position. This project can be applied as an alternative method for head tumour detection, which offers fast detection, no safety issue and a mobile system.

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