Microwave Characterization of Female Human Breast Tissues

Abstract

Complex permittivities of in vitro female human breast tissues have been measured at the ISM band using rectangular resonant cavity perturbation technique. Ranges of dielectric properties and water contents of these tissue are presented. The results show that benign and malignant breast tumors can be characterized based on the variation of the dielectric properties with respect to the dielectric parameters of the normal breast tissues