Modelling and Simulation of Microwave Imaging System for Diagnosis of Brain Tumor Validation with Tissue Mimicking Head Phantom

Abstract

Brain tumor is a leading cause of disability and death globally. The brain newlinetumor arises because of both traumatic and non-traumatic events such as accidents, drug newlineaddiction, and tumor from other parts of body. At present, imaging techniques like PET, newlineMRI, and CT are commonly adopted techniques for brain imaging. All of these techniques newlineare time-consuming and have certain disadvantages. For example, PET requires the newlineinjection of radioactive material, MRI is not suitable for people who have metallic newlinemedical implants, and CT has ionizing effects. All of these imaging methods are newlineexpensive and inflexible. To address these shortcomings, a different imaging method that newlinecan offer a quick, portable, affordable, and safe imaging option for the diagnosis and newlinecontinuous monitoring of brain abnormalities is required. The medical applications of newlineelectromagnetic (EM) technology are growing globally in the areas of therapy, remote newlinemonitoring, and diagnostics. Significant research efforts have focused on these newlinetechnologies in recent years owing to their non-ionizing nature, possible cost savings, and newlineportable setup. The field of microwave approaches for medical diagnostics has made newlinesignificant strides in recent years. It has shown outstanding proficiency in a number of newlinemodalities, including the use of non-ionizing electromagnetic waves, the provision of newlinenon-invasive diagnostics, and the capacity to enter human tissues at Microwave newlinefrequencies newline